"The police raided this house and arrested him. During the primary investigation, he confessed that he is Abu Hamza Al-Muhajir, the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq. Now a broader investigation of him is being conducted," he said to Iraqiya.

If confirmed, the arrest would represent a major blow to Al Qaeda in Iraq, which has been on the run for the past year following a shift in alliances by Sunni tribesmen in western Anbar province, and elsewhere, and an influx of thousands of U.S. troops.

"The commander of Ninevah military operations informed me that Iraqi troops captured Abu Hamza al-Muhajir the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq," al-Askari told The Associated Press by telephone.

He did not have any further details nor did he say when the Al Qaeda leader was arrested. According to unconfirmed reports he was caught Thursday evening in the Tayran area in central Mosul, 225 miles northwest of Baghdad.

U.S. Military Denies Al Qaeda Leader in Iraq Has Been Captured

BAGHDAD — A senior U.S. military official said Friday that the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has not been arrested.

"He has not been detained," the official told Reuters, without giving further details.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,354666,00.html

Bummer... I bet he's laughing his head off.

Bummer

The authorities haven't identified the subject, but he's alive and, also they probably found cell-phones and computers! That's usually valuable stuff.