A safe haven in southern Fallujah, used by a member of the Abu Musab al Zarqawi inner circle, was raided at 1:30 a.m. Oct. 23 as Multi-National Force-Iraq continued to put pressure on Zarqawi's network, whittling away at his support base. The individual targeted and captured today was recently assessed to be a relatively minor member of the Zarqawi network, according to intelligence sources. However, due to a surge in the number of Zarqawi associates who have been captured or killed by MNF-I strikes and other operations, the member had moved up to take a critical position as a Zarqawi senior leader. There were also five other terrorists detained during this raid. Looks like there's another vacancy. |
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