Friday, January 19, 2007

Muqtada Al-Sadr Aide Arrested in Baghdad

Muqtada Al-Sadr Aide Arrested in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- U.S. and Iraqi forces arrested a top aide to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Friday in Baghdad, an official in his office said.

Sheik Abdul-Hadi al-Darraji, al-Sadr's media director in Baghdad, was captured in the eastern neighborhood of Baladiyat, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of security concerns.

The U.S. military said special Iraqi army forces captured a high- level, illegal armed group leader during a raid in eastern Baghdad, but it did not identify the detainee.

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