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| Iraq |
| Coalition Forces Capture (YET ANOTHER) Special Groups Leader |
| 2007-12-19 |
| I checked to make sure this was a different event than I reported yesterday - it does seem to be. How many Special Groups 'leaders' are there anyway, and how fast can we roll them up? BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces captured a suspected Special Groups leader during operations Wednesday in the northern Baghdad area. (Yesterday's catch was southeast of Baghdad.) The targeted individual was the Special Groups criminal element leader for Diyala Province and oversaw logistics and operations in the area. He was reportedly responsible for storing weapons and procuring lethal aid, including explosively formed penetrators, to support Special Group criminal attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces. The targeted individual used funding and training to support the criminal activities he commanded. The suspected criminal is also reportedly an associate of several other senior-level Special Groups members from Diyala to Baghdad, who were involved in attacks on Coalition forces. “We will continue to pursue those criminal elements that are not honoring al-Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr’s cease-fire pledge,” said Navy Capt. Vic Beck, MNF-I spokesman. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |