Capture Zarqawi Aide

Feb. 25, 2005 --

Iraqi Forces Capture Key Al Zarqawi Aide
Iraqi forces capture key aide, driver for al Qaeda-linked terrorist al Zarqawi during raid. (AP)

Network Helps Saudis To Iraq For Jihad
A few weeks after his son Ahmed disappeared, Abdullah al-Shayea got a call from an Iraqi official saying the 19-year-old was an intended suicide bomber who barely survived blowing up a fuel tanker in a deadly Christmas Day attack in Baghdad. (AP)

U.S. Moves To Preserve Iraq Coalition
Foreign troops in Iraq will increasingly move from providing security to training new army and police. (Washington Post)

Cleric Endorses Al Jaafari PM Nomination
United Iraqi Alliance candidate Ibrahim al-Jaafari said Friday that Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric has endorsed his nomination for prime minister. (AP)

Italy Probes Possible CIA Role In Abduction

An Italian prosecutor investigating the apparent kidnapping of a suspected Islamic militant in the streets of Milan served military authorities this week with a demand for records of flights into and out of a joint U.S.-Italian air base in northern Italy. (Chicago Tribune)

International Terrorists Working With Domestic Criminals: Report
An Italian intelligence report said that document falsification is the main means of self-financing for Islamic militants active in Italy, and warned of possible cooperation between international terrorists and domestic criminals. (AP)

Arrest of Jemaah Suspects Thwarted Planned Terror Attacks, Say Philippine Officials

Officials said yesterday they thwarted planned attacks on an airport, malls, a church and US troops with the arrests of three Jemaah Islamiyah members who allegedly came to the Philippines to train local militants to make bombs. (Arab News)

Islamist Suspect Found Hanged In Spanish Cell

A Moroccan suspected of plotting to blow up Spain's High Court was found hanged in his prison cell on Thursday, the prison service said. (Reuters)