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| U.S. and Iraqi Troops Report More Than 130 Militants Detained in Raids |
| 2005-04-26 |
| U.S. and Iraqi troops detained more than 130 suspected militants and seized weapons in a series of raids across Iraq this week, the U.S. military said Tuesday. At least 94 of those captured came from the Baghdad area, said Lt. Col. Clifford Kent, a spokesman for Task Force Baghdad. Both weapons and munitions were seized, he said. "You name it, we have it," Kent said. Most of the militants detained in Baghdad were believed to be directly involved in recent attacks in the capital. Two were "specifically targeted as members of an execution cell," the military said in a statement. "These aren't random searches. ... We are acting on specific, credible information we receive from local citizens who want to join us in the fight against terrorism," Kent said. "We are questioning people in the area and conducting our operations based mainly on this information." In Babil province south of Bagdad, coalition forces found illegal weapons and detained 20 people, including one fugitive wanted by the U.S. military for attacking troops. Iraqi security forces and coalition troops captured 17 more suspects in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday, the military said. Rocket propelled grenades and artillery rounds were seized. In Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, U.S. forces arrested six suspects over two days, the military said. Another suspect was detained in the holy city of Najaf, the military said. Another Company of Bad Boyz put out of action. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #4 ok Robert..... that should come with a beverage alert dammit |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-04-26 8:48:56 PM |
| #3 Did you know? Your ass is the 4,357th holiest city in Islam. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-04-26 8:47:27 PM |
| #2 holy city my ass |
| Posted by: Thraing Hupoluper1864 2005-04-26 8:39:00 PM |
| #1 "specifically targeted as members of an execution cell," Give them to Blackwater, or the Bulgarians. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2005-04-26 8:04:03 PM |