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3 Mahdi Army fighters arrested
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi security forces captured three suspected aides of a wanted fighter of Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militias during a combined security operation in northwestern Baghdad on Thursday, according to a U.S. army statement.The apprehension took place in an operation based on a warrant issued by an Iraqi judge,' read the statement as received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. Iraqi security forces, aided by U.S. army advisors, searched two buildings for a leading fighter of the Mahdi Army, believed to be involved in improvised explosive device attacks on Iraqi security forces and the American military,' it added. Posted by: Steve White 2010-06-25 |
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