Baghdad: Iraqi officials said authorities arrested the local leader of a Sunni group that had broken with Al Qaida, sparking a gunfight in central Baghdad that killed four people.
Adil Al Mashhadani, the head of an Awakening Council group, is in detention on Sunday after a warrant was issued for his arrest.

The shooting started after Iraqi army and police units served the warrant in Fadhil on Saturday, said military spokesman Major General Qassim Al Moussawi.

Iraqi troops using loudspeakers have ordered Sunni security volunteers in the area to turn in their weapons after the arrest of their leader sparked fierce gunbattles.