US captures Al Qaeda disguise expert [barber] in Iraq
abcnewsau: US captures Al Qaeda disguise expert in Iraq
United States forces say they have captured two senior Al Qaeda members in Iraq, including a man known as "The Barber", who helped top extremists evade detention by transforming their appearances.
Walid Muhammad Farhan Juwar al Zubaydi, also known as Firas, Abu Ziyad, and "The Barber" was seized in a Baghdad raid on September 24 by US-led multinational forces acting on a tip, the statement said.
Also captured was Ibrahim Muhammad Subhi Khayri al-Rihawi, commonly known as "Abu Khalil".
The former performed duties including "altering senior Al Qaeda in Iraq members' appearances by dying hair colour, altering hairstyles and changing facial hair in their efforts to evade capture". Read more
db: 'Dying hair colour, altering hairstyles and changing facial hair' - this is not what I was expecting from a 'disguise expert' - it's not exactley Face Off is it?. He sounds much like a, erm, barber.
United States forces say they have captured two senior Al Qaeda members in Iraq, including a man known as "The Barber", who helped top extremists evade detention by transforming their appearances.
Walid Muhammad Farhan Juwar al Zubaydi, also known as Firas, Abu Ziyad, and "The Barber" was seized in a Baghdad raid on September 24 by US-led multinational forces acting on a tip, the statement said.
Also captured was Ibrahim Muhammad Subhi Khayri al-Rihawi, commonly known as "Abu Khalil".
The former performed duties including "altering senior Al Qaeda in Iraq members' appearances by dying hair colour, altering hairstyles and changing facial hair in their efforts to evade capture". Read more
db: 'Dying hair colour, altering hairstyles and changing facial hair' - this is not what I was expecting from a 'disguise expert' - it's not exactley Face Off is it?. He sounds much like a, erm, barber.
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