Sunday, September 24, 2006
Insurgents deny capture of leader
Insurgency
The Iraqi government claimed on Saturday it had captured Muntasir Hamoud Ileiwi al-Jubouri, a senior leader of the Ansar al-Sunnah group, and two of his aides near Muqdadiyah. An internet statement posted Sunday denied the claim. "At the time we deny this report," said the statement posted on a Web site used by Islamist militants and attributed to Ansar al-Sunnah. It charged that the announcement of the arrests "indicates clearly the weakness and bankruptcy of this government." The statement whose authenticity could not be verified, said "our jihad continues as well as our operations." Ansar al-Sunnah's statement contained no information demonstrating that al-Jubouri or his aides remain at large.
