Senior Iraqi Qaeda-linked militant arrested: TV

Baghdad, Mar 10: A senior leader of an al Qaeda -linked group has been arrested in Iraq, state television Iraqiya said today.

Iraqiya did not say whether US or Iraqi troops had arrested Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, leader of the self-styled Islamic State in Iraq, a body set up by al Qaeda's Iraq wing and other Sunni militant groups in October.

US military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Garver said he had no information on the report. Iraqi officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

Reuters