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| Three Ansar al-Sunnah members captured in Kirkuk |
| 2008-07-30 |
| (VOI) -- Iraqi police forces arrested three members of the self-styled Ansar al-Sunnah group during a security operation in downtown Kirkuk city, a local police chief said on Tuesday. "Last night, a police force conducted a raid-and-search campaign in Gharnata neighborhood, downtown Kirkuk, and arrested three members of the so-called Ansar al-Sunnah, including one wanted by the security apparatus," Brigadier Sarhad Qadir told Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI). The Ansar al-Sunnah, or Supporters of Sunnah (the Prophet Muhammad's tradition), is an armed group working under the banner of al-Qaeda's Islamic state of Iraq. It is active in the northern regions of Iraq, particularly in Ninewa and Kirkuk. |
| Posted by:Fred |