Iran Nabs Sunni Insurgency Leader

  • Middle East Newsline
  • February 24, 2010
NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran has capped seven years of efforts with the arrest of
a Sunni insurgency leader said to have been supported by the United States.
Officials said Iranian security forces have arrested Abdul Malik Rigi,
identified as commander of the Al Qaida-inspired Jund Allah, or Soldiers of
God. Jund Allah has claimed responsibility for several major attacks on
Iranian forces along the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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