Iraqi military spokesman Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi, right, stands next to a television display showing Ali al-Azzawi, a senior leader of a militant group linked to al-Qaida, following his arrest in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010. Al-Moussawi identified al-Azzawi as a high-level commander in the Islamic State of Iraq who supervised numerous attacks, including the 2003 bombing of the United Nations' headquarters in Iraq. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
Iraq arrests Qaeda chief tied to 2003 blast at UN HQ
The Iraqi army said on Saturday it had detained a suspected Al-Qaeda leader implicated in the 2003 bombing of the UN's Baghdad headquarters which killed 22 people. Ali Hussein Alwan al-Azawi, nicknamed Abu Imad, suspected of being a top commander in Al-Qaeda front organisation the Islamic State in Iraq, was captured in an operation in the capital, Baghdad military command spokesman Qassem Atta told a news conference.
Iraq's "Chemical Ali" gets 4th death sentence
An Iraqi court sentenced Ali Hassan al-Majeed, the Saddam Hussein henchman widely known as "Chemical Ali," on Sunday to death by hanging for a 1988 gas attack that killed about 5,000 Kurds, a court official said.
'Saddam' ban threatens Sunni stake in Iraq elections
The decision to ban Iraqi election candidates accused of links with the Baath party of executed dictator Saddam Hussein could exclude Sunnis from the political arena and usher in new sectarian tensions.
Inside Iraq - Iraq's general election
US drone strike 'kills 20 militants in NW Pakistan'
A US drone attack on Sunday killed 20 militants in an area of Pakistan's northwest tribal belt where local Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud reportedly escaped death days ago, officials said.
Poor schooling slows anti-terrorism effort in Pakistan
With a curriculum that glorifies violence in the name of Islam and ignores basic history, science and math, Pakistan's public education system has become a major barrier to U.S. efforts to defeat extremist groups here, U.S. and Pakistani officials say.
Tribal armies an ally for Pakistan in battle against Taliban
NATO troops shoot Afghan in area that saw unrest
NATO-led troops shot dead an Afghan civilian whose vehicle approached a convoy on Sunday in an area that has seen violent civil unrest over the past week in Afghanistan, the alliance said.
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