A senior Iraqi official says security forces are close to capturing or killing al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri.

Iraqi officials Sunday released a video that shows Masri instructing insurgents how to make a car bomb.  National Security Advisor Mouwafak al-Rubaie said Masri’s days are numbered.

Meanwhile, Iraqi officials lifted a curfew that shut down the Iraqi capital for more than a day.  There was no official explanation for the curfew, which was put in place late Friday, and kept the streets empty Saturday. 

Iraq imposed the curfew after the capture Friday of a man believed to be planning suicide car bomb attacks in Baghdad’s Green Zone, which houses government, diplomatic and military offices.

The suspect is a bodyguard of Sunni Arab politician Adnan al-Dulaymi and was captured during a raid on al-Dulaymi’s residence.  The politician has not been implicated in the alleged plot.

Separately, the U.S. military announced Sunday that two American soldiers were killed in combat in al Anbar province on Saturday.