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Al-Qaeda leader killed, 18 suspected terrorists detained
Coalition forces killed an al-Qaeda in Iraq leader and detained 18 suspected terrorists during operations Wednesday to disrupt the al-Qaeda in Iraq network and its bombing operations in central and northern Iraq.Coalition forces killed the al-Qaeda in Iraq emir of the Arab Jabour area, who managed all terrorist attacks in the area south of Baghdad. When Coalition forces approached the target building, they received small arms fire. Returning fire in self-defense, they killed one terrorist who was later determined to be the terrorist emir. The ground forces detained eight suspected terrorists and discovered a cache of machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades. Coalition forces called in an air strike that safely destroyed the cache. In northern Iraq, Coalition forces conducted three operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders and their associates. The ground forces detained 10 suspected terrorists during the operations in Mosul and Bayji. One suspect is believed to be an al-Qaeda in Iraq leader in his neighborhood, and another allegedly has ties to senior al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders in northern Iraq. Our operations are steadily and systematically chipping away at the al-Qaeda in Iraq network in Baghdad and around the country, said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesman. We want to ensure the bombing network in the capital is unable to recover from the damage weve inflicted upon it. Posted by: Fred 2007-09-06 |
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