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| U.S army detain 9 al-Qaeda suspects in Baghdad, Diala-military |
| 2008-08-29 |
| (VOI) - U.S army on Thursday said its troops captured nine al-Qaeda suspects during operations conducted in Baghdad and Diala. "Coalition forces detained nine suspected terrorists, including two alleged al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders, during operations Thursday in Baghdad and the Hamrin Mountains region of Diyala province,"said U.S army statement received by Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq(VOI). The announcement highlighted the U.S army arrested "a suspected terrorist who is believed to be a regional Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) leader who orchestrates assassinations of Iraqis and the security forces that protect them, and allegedly moves foreign terrorists into Iraq to conduct attacks. "Information from an operation Jul. 29 led Coalition forces to As Sadiyah, where they captured an alleged AQI leader suspected of directing attacks in the Hamrin Mountains region. Three additional suspects were detained in the operation,"the announcement added. In Diala the U.S forces said its forces "detained four suspects near Qara Taba district while targeting another AQI leader who reportedly operates a kidnapping cell in the Hamrins and supplies terrorist cells with weapons and ammunition". |
| Posted by:Fred |