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U.S. army nab 25 suspects including al-Qaeda commander
(VOI) -- The U.S. military on Thursday said its troops arrested 25 suspects including a key al-Qaeda commander during raid operations conducted in central and northern Iraq. "The alleged leader of an al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) network within Baghdad and one of his suspected associates are in Coalition custody after two precision operations in the city," said a U.S military statement received by Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI). The announcement noted "the man is believed to be associated with the terrorist network in the Karkh neighborhood, west Baghdad, and the associate is also reportedly involved with AQI's foreign terrorist network, helping to bring facilitation agents to Baghdad." "Another alleged Baghdad link to the foreign terrorist network was captured in a separate operation with two additional suspects," it highlighted. The statement pointed out "Coalition forces captured a man and one additional suspect in Salman Pak assessed to be part of the Rusafa car-bombing network," adding "both the Karkh and eastern Baghdad, Rusafa, networks are known to attack Iraqi civilians and the security forces that protect them." Elsewhere in Iraq, the U.S. army said it captured "a suspected leader and one of his alleged associates and four suspects in Baaj, 130 km south-west of Mosul." It added "Coalition forces in Bayji detained three suspected terrorists for their suspected participation in hiding weapons and foreign terrorists in the area." Posted by: Fred 2008-08-08 |
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