Al-Boghdadi was member of Bahraz local council – police

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Accurate security information asserted that Abu Omar al-Boghdadi, leader of the Islamic State of Iraq, was a member of the local council in Bahraz district, he Diala police chief said on Wednesday. “Ahmad Al-Ahmadi, known as Abu Omar al-Boghdadi, who is the leader of what is called the Islamic State of Iraq, was a member of the local council in Bahraz in 2005,” General Abdulhussein al-Shemri told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Our forces provided information intelligence which contributed in arresting him,” he added. Baaquba, the capital of Diala, is located 57 km northeast of Baghdad. SH (P) 1