US Forces Capture Militia Leader in Iraq

Via Ed Morrissey, we get the good news that a key militia leader has been captured by US forces in Muqtada al-Sadr's stronghold of Sadr City:

The main suspect detained Monday is believed to be in charge of criminal operations for "special groups" in the Iraqi provinces of Wasit, Babil and Najaf, the U.S. military said in a statement. He was allegedly involved in coordinating weapons shipments and planning attacks on U.S. and Iraqi forces, it said. It did not characterize the second suspect.

In fact, recent discoveries of weapons caches point to the fact that the Iranians may be once again arming their Shia allies after a pause of several months. Why, is not clear. But the capture of the militia commander will likely lead to some valuable intelligence on both the militia and their paymasters and suppliers in Iran.

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