The Interior Ministry of Iraq claimed that al-Baghdadi was captured in Baghdad on 9 March 2007, but it was later said that the person in question was not him.
Indenrigsministeriet i Irak hævdede, at al-Baghdadi blev taget til fange i Bagdad den 9. marts 2007, men det blev senere oplyst, at den pågældende person alligevel ikke var al-Baghdadi.