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| Iraq |
| Five Sadr militia members arrested in Baghdad |
| 2007-02-23 |
| (KUNA) -- Five members of the Sadr militia were captured in two different locations in Baghdad as part of Iraqi military operations in the capital, the US army said in a statement on Thursday. The statement said a special Iraqi forces, supported by Multi-National Force (MNF) consultants, raided Al-Karada area and arrested on Wednesday two people from the Mahdi militia. The force also raided an undisclosed location and arrested three other militants specialized in working with explosives, the statement added. According to the statement the arrested were in responsible for sectarian violence, kidnapping, torture, and civilian killings in Baghdad. Eastern and southern Baghdad has witnessed a drop in violence since the start of new Iraqi security plan on February 14. |
| Posted by:Fred |