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An Iraqi court on Wednesday sentenced a senior Qaida leader and five of his aides to death by hanging, an official Iraqi television reported on Wednesday.
"The Iraqi Supreme Criminal Court issued verdicts of death penalty by hanging for the criminal Munaf al-Rawi and five of his aides," the state-run television of Iraqia said.
Al-Rawi, top leader of Qaida militant in Baghdad province, and his aides have been captured by the Iraqi security forces in Baghdad.
The six codefendants were found guilty in charges of masterminding and carrying out most deadly attacks in Baghdad during a period of two years preceding the date of their capture, the channel said.
Earlier, Major General Qassim Atta, spokesman of Baghdad Operations Command (BOC), told the press that Rawi was responsible for masterminding major attacks in the Iraqi capital, including deadly suicide bombings against Iraqi ministries, major hotels of Baghdad, foreign embassies, Muslim mosques, Christian churches, polling centers during the March 7 elections and attacks against Iraqi security forces.
Meanwhile, the Iraqi Interior Ministry announced the capture of 28 suspected Qaida militants, including a senior leader of the group during security operations carried out since early this year in the provinces of Baghdad in central Iraq, Anbar in western the country and Nineveh in the north.
"The Iraqi security force in Baghdad, Anbar and Nineveh have conducted sporadic operations, resulting in the arrest of 28 Qaida militants, including the minister of public relations who is affiliated to the Islamic State of Iraq," Major General Dhiaa Hussien told a news conference in Baghdad.
The self-styled Islamic State of Iraq is the al-Qaida front in the war-torn country, which fought against U.S. and Iraqi security force, dominated by Shiite parties, and then turned to fight powerful anti-U.S. Sunni insurgent groups after rifts with the Sunni community.
Local analysts believe the frequent killing and capture announcements of al-Qaida militants and its top leaders can be seen as victories for the country's security forces, who were blamed for failing to protect civilians against terrorists.
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