Time to break out the bamboo shoots and thumbscrews....
The US military says it has captured a leading figure in the Iraqi insurgency in the capital Baghdad.
Muhammad al-Ubaydi is said to have been a close associate of the head of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Zarqawi is Iraq's most notorious insurgent, associated with bombings and the beheading of foreign hostages.
The US military said Mr Ubaydi was captured on 7 March, but the announcement of his capture was delayed until DNA tests confirmed his identity.
It said he was a senior intelligence official during Saddam Hussein's regime and a prime suspect in the kidnapping of Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena last year.
Thursday, April 06, 2006
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