Iraqi Special Operations Forces, USSF detain extremist brigade commander
Iraqi Special Operations Forces, with U.S. Special Forces as advisers, detained an extremist brigade commander in an early morning raid Oct. 16 in the al Hurriyah area. The targeted commander is allegedly the main financier and weapons supplier in the al Shula area, near Baghdad. His 300-member cell is responsible for improvised explosive device attacks against Coalition Forces and the Iraqi Army. Additionally, approximately 12-million Iraqi Dinar, close to $10,000, was confiscated at the target house during the raid.
Posted by: Fred 2007-10-18 |