A man accused of killing two police officers while acting as the leader of an al Qaeda group in Iraq was arrested in Phoenix, Arizona, federal officials said. It is not known how long the man was living in Arizona or what he was doing there. According to the Iraqi government, al-Nouri was the leader of an al Qaeda group in the Iraqi city of Al-Fallujah which planned operations targeting Iraqi police. An Iraqi judge issued a warrant for Al-Nouri's arrest and the government there issued an extradition request to the U.S. Justice Department. The Justice Department sought an arrest warrant for Al-Nouri Wednesday and he was taken into custody on Thursday in Phoenix.

Source: Daily Mail February 01, 2020 20:18 UTC