A man who is suspected of being a leader in the al-Qaeda terrorist group was arrested in Phoenix last week on murder charges filed by the Iraqi government, the Department of Justice said in a statement on Jan 31.
Ali Yousif Ahmed Al-Nouri, 42, was apprehended by officials on Jan. 29 and faces extradition to Iraq to face two counts of premeditated murder committed in 2006 in Al-Fallujah, in Al Anbar Province, according to the statement.
