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| Iraq |
| US Army kills two militants, arrests 6 suspects |
| 2006-12-05 |
| (KUNA) -- US Army announced Monday killing two militants, arresting six suspected terrorists and destroying a car packed with explosives in a raid in northern Iraq earlier today. A US Army release said intelligence reports pin pointed a hideout used by terrorists linked to Al-Qaeda, adding that the location was used as a workshop for rigging vehicles with explosives. US forces stormed the targeted building and engaged in an armed clash with two militants, who were killed in the firefight. While clearing the building, the forces discovered a vehicle loaded with explosives and set them off safely. They arrested six suspected terrorists at the hideout, seized a cache of weapons including ammunition, 13 artillery shells, several AK-47 assualt rifles and small arms. |
| Posted by:Fred |