A suspected terrorist cell leader Iraqi solders had been hunting for a week has been captured west of Baghdad, U.S. military officials said Tuesday.

The leader, who admitted he is a member of an insurgency group, had a warrant issued for his arrest by the Iraqi government, the U.S. military said in a release.

The suspect was captured Sunday when U.S. officials went to his house to pay for damages to his front door caused during a previous attempt to capture him.

"His son yelled into the window when we arrived and he squirted out the back door," said Sgt. Christopher Cooper. "It was great to capture a known Iraqi terrorist."

The suspect, whom authorities did not name, was listed ninth on a list of high-value Iraqi targets and was included on the U.S. military's "most wanted" list.