Amsterdam: arresting the leader of Ansar al-Islam
Regional-Netherlands, Local, 9/14/2002

The Dutch NOS TV network said that the Kurdish Iraqi leader al-Mulla Kreiker who is suspected by the USA of being a connection point between al-Qaida organization and the Iraqi regime was arrested on Friday in Amsterdam airport.

Dutch judicial sources said that one person was arrested, but without disclosing the identity of the detainee.

The same sources said that the man who was not permitted to enter the Dutch territories will be deported quickly.

The TV network explained that the Mulla was on his way from Iran to Oslo where he lives, and stopped in Amsterdam airport where he was arrested by the Dutch authorities. The judiciary sources stressed that the Dutch security department and the ministry of justice "are making international talks" concerning this issue.

The Dutch TV networking said al-Mulla Kreiker is the man who leads " Ansar al-Islam."

A report by the BBC news said on July 24 that the real name of al-Mulla Kreiker is Najm eddine Farraj and he had recently left Kurdistan and is living in Norway.

"Ansar al-Islam" movement is composed of Iraqi Kurds who belong to Islamic movements which were united in 2001. The BBC quoted Kurd leaders who do not belong to that group that between 20 to 30 Arabs from al-Qaida organization joined Ansar al-Islam after they fled from Afghanistan following the defeat of Taliban movement.

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