One result of the American bombing could be seen on the strategic ridge line above the valley that the tribal fighters captured on Monday, at the start of their offensive.

A little further down the dirt track, local fighters had captured two stone houses atop knolls that appeared to have been observation posts and bunkers for Al Qaeda.

They said their fighters had also captured several Taliban strongholds in Baghlan, Samangan and Takhar provinces today.

In late August, anti-Gaddafi fighters captured Tripoli, scattering Gaddafi's government and marking the end of his 42 years of power.

The Taliban militia says its fighters have captured the central Shi'ite town of Bamiyan, the last major opposition stronghold in Afghanistan.

And obviously, Walker's unique in that he's the first American Al Qaeda fighter that we have captured.

The commander's own fighters captured some 150 Taliban.

In their clashes with Al Qaeda, the sheik's tribal fighters have captured about 80 militants and put them into a "prison" in Ramadi, the sheik said.

I saw the fighters capture a man on a motorbike and shoot him dead after calling him a spy.

Hezbollah's biggest test came in mid-2006, when its fighters captured two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border attack, killing a number of others.