Two Zarqawi Lieutenants Captured

(Baghdad) In an announcement today by the Iraqi government, two top associates of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi were captured in mid-January. Top Security Advisor Qassim Dawoud identified the two as Salah Suleiman al-Loheibi, head of Zarqawi's Baghdad operations, and Ali Hamad Yassin al-Issawi.

The names of other Zarqawi aides captured this month include Sami Muhammad Saeed al-Haf, known as Abu Omar al-Kurdi, and Hassan Hamad Abdullah al-Duleimi.

With the recent reports that Iraqi police are torturing and abusing prisoners, one has to wonder what kind of treatment is in store for Zarqawi's top terrorist lieutenants.

[Update] Add another Zarqawi associate to the list. According to Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh, Zarqawi's military adviser, a 31-year-old Iraqi named Anad Mohammed Qais, 31, was also captured. (via Diggers Realm)