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| Iraq |
| Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda networks in Diyala, Mosul; two killed, 12 detained |
| 2008-01-05 |
| Coalition forces killed two terrorists and detained 12 suspects today during operations targeting al-Qaeda in central and northern Iraq. Coalition forces conducted two coordinated operations north of Muqdadiyah targeting associates of the al-Qaeda in Iraq network operating in the northeast Diyala River Valley region. The targeted individuals are associated with the leader allegedly responsible for directing a large terrorist group that conducts executions in the region. Intelligence reports indicate the group recently executed two people and has been engaged in numerous fire fights with Coalition forces over the last few weeks. During one of the operations, the ground force engaged and killed two terrorists. In a separate operation, a man displayed what appeared to be fresh wounds from a previous engagement. He was treated on site and subsequently detained along with one other suspect. Coalition forces also destroyed one building in the area that was assessed to be a safe house for terrorist operations. During an operation in Sadiyah, Coalition forces captured a wanted individual believed to be involved in an al-Qaeda in Iraq media cell north of Muqdadiyah. The wanted individual is also allegedly associated with numerous terrorists operating in the Diyala River Valley region. During the operation, the wanted individual identified himself to the ground force and was subsequently detained along with three suspected terrorists. Southwest of Kifri, Coalition forces captured an alleged Ansar al Sunna leader for the network operating in the Diyala region. The wanted individual is allegedly responsible for numerous attacks against Coalition forces. Reports also indicate the suspect was previously injured during an Iraq forces operation, and he allegedly escaped from the hospital with the help of other terrorists, killing five Iraqi policemen during the escape. Farther north in Mosul, Coalition forces detained five suspects while targeting an alleged al-Qaeda in Iraq leader involved in weapons facilitation and kidnapping operations. “Our operations are steadily chipping away at the al-Qaeda in Iraq network,” said Navy Capt. Vic Beck, MNF-I spokesman. “We will continue to relentlessly apply pressure on these terrorists that carry out brutal attacks against the Iraqi people and the security forces that protect them.” |
| Posted by:Fred |