An Iraqi man who is alleged to have been the leader of a group of Al-Qaeda terrorists has been arrested in Phoenix, US.
Ali Yousif Ahmed Al-Nouri, a 42-year-old Phoenix resident, is wanted to stand trial in Iraq on charges of the premeditated murder of two Iraqi police officers, according to a statement by Michael Bailey, the U.S. Attorney for Arizona, and Brian A. Benczkowski, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
Ahmed served as the leader of a group of al-Qaeda terrorists in Al-Fallujah, Iraq, according to information provided by the Iraq government in support of an extradition request, the statement said.
The al-Qaeda group planned operations targeting Iraqi police, the statement said.
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