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US/Iraqi Special Operations Captures Extremist Brigade Commander
As yet not named. I expect a roll-up of at least a tier of subordinates to result as well. The only down side is he didn't die, but maybe he's talking. And in Iraqi custody he could always die later. It seems he was a moneyman - perhaps the most important kind of big game fish to catch.BALAD, Iraq 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. How many IEDs can a group that size deploy? Additionally, approximately 12-million Iraqi Dinar, close to $10,000, was confiscated at the target house during the raid. Not a huge amount of money, but significant. I wonder if we can track where any of it came from. No Iraqi or U.S. Forces were injured during the operation. Posted by: Glenmore 2007-10-18 |
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