PHOENIX - An Iraqi man living in metro Phoenix is accused of leading an al-Qaida group that authorities say killed two police officers 14 years ago on the streets of Fallujah in attacks carried out by masked men. Ali Yousif Ahmed Al-Nouri was arrested last week in Arizona as part of an extradition request made by the Iraqi government, which charged the 42-year-old with murder in the 2006 shooting deaths. The witness later identified Ahmed, who wasn’t wearing a mask, as the group’s leader, according to court records. A person who witnessed the shooting recognized Ahmed, whose mask had fallen off, as one of the assailants, according to court records. The Arizona Republic has previously reported that Ahmed has been in the United States since January 2008 and ran an Arizona driving school.

Source: thestar February 04, 2020 00:00 UTC