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Paratroopers Have Not Forgotten
Paratroopers capture senior Special Groups leader Multi-National Division Baghdad BAGHDAD Multi-National Division Baghdad Soldiers captured a suspected senior leader of a criminal Special Groups network during an operation in Baghdads Beida neighborhood Feb. 27. After receiving actionable intelligence on his whereabouts, paratroopers with the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, detained the suspect. The suspect is accused of being a key facilitator in the procurement and movement of weapons in northeast Baghdad, as well as being involved in the kidnapping, torture and death of Iraqi citizens who did not adhere to his beliefs. The honorable Iraqis in the surrounding neighborhoods are tired of those who choose to disobey the cease-fire directives from al-Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr, and are determined to rid themselves of these criminals, said Maj. Trey Rutherford, executive officer for the 2nd Bn., 325th Abn. Inf. Regt. The loss of yet another senior Special Groups leader places additional stress on the criminal Special Groups network, he said. The network is cornered in Sadr City, and every member of the criminal group who sets foot outside is being captured rapidly. The networks armament caches are being discovered and destroyed. Even more importantly, the Special Groups element is being recognized by locals for what it is--a criminal force focused on instilling fear, for monetary profit, in the people they claim to protect. Posted by: Glenmore 2008-02-29 |
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