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| Basra Special Groupie Bagged in Baghdad |
| 2008-06-08 |
| Coalition forces capture Basrah-based Special Groups criminal in Baghdad BAGHDAD – Coalition forces captured a suspected Basrah-based Special Groups criminal and his associate late Saturday night during operations in the Rusafa district of Baghdad. Acting on intelligence Seems to be a lot more intelligence in Iraq these days. from captured Special Groups members, Coalition forces raided the hideout of the suspected Special Groups criminal, where he and his associate were captured without incident. The wanted man is alleged to be a commander of an assassination squad in Basrah, an arms dealer with connections to Iran, and a document counterfeiter. Sounds like a reasonably important catch. This last offense was reportedly done in his role as one of a handful of Special Groups criminals who arranges transportation of criminals into Iran for training, and back into Iraq. “Captured Special Groups members are providing actionable intelligence that Iraqi Security and Coalition forces are using to defeat these criminals,” said U.S. Army Capt. Charles Calio, MNF-I spokesperson. “By removing Special Groups criminals’ resources and those who supply them, they can no longer target innocent Iraqis.” |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #2 From the JPost: "US soldiers, acting on intelligence from other Shi'ite militiamen already in custody, captured the Basra-based "special groups" leader late Saturday at a hideout in eastern Baghdad, according to a military statement. "The wanted man is alleged to be a commander of an assassination squad in Basra, an arms dealer with connections to Iran and a document counterfeiter," the statement said. He also arranges transportation of criminals into Iran for training, and then back into Iraq, it said. One of the leader's aides was also arrested without incident. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-06-08 19:05 |
| #1 “Captured Special Groups members are providing actionable intelligence ... Somehow that sounds...'uncomfortable'. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2008-06-08 12:12 |