Iraqi Forces Capture Key Al-Zarqawi Aide

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Iraqi Forces Capture Key Al-Zarqawi Aide

Fri Feb 25,10:34 AM ET

By TODD PITMAN, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi forces captured a key aide to Jordanian-born terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who leads an insurgency affiliated with Osama bin Laden (news - web sites)'s al-Qaida network, the government said Friday.

The man, identified as Talib Mikhlif Arsan Walman al-Dulaymi, also known as Abu Qutaybah, was captured during a Feb. 20 raid in Anah, about 160 miles northwest of Baghdad, a government announcement said.

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