US military captures 72 Al-Qaeda suspects
The US military in Iraq says its forces have captured at least 72 suspects linked to Al-Qaeda and seized bomb-making materials in a series of raids.
It says the raids were carried out in the restive Anbar and Salaheddin provinces in an attempt to disrupt the Al-Qaeda network.
A US statement says 36 suspects with links to Al-Qaeda were captured in biggest raid in the town of Samarra, north of Baghdad.
Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2007-04-30 |