Iraqi forces have seized a senior militant leader linked to Jordanian mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and accused of overseeing an array of deadly attacks in Iraq, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday. A spokesman for the ministry said Mullah Mahdi, sometimes known as Prince of Princes or Abu Abdul Rahman, was detained after a raid backed by US troops on Friday in the northern city of Mosul, where insurgents have built a base of operations.
Mahdi is believed to be a senior member of Army of Ansar al-Sunna, one of Iraq's most feared militant groups, responsible for a series of spectacular attacks in Iraq, including a blast inside a US military mess hall in Mosul late last year.
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