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Future City Hall Bombed; Coalition Forces Kill Three, Detain 10
American Forces Press Service ^

Posted on 05/30/2006 4:09:31 PM PDT by SandRat

WASHINGTON, May 30, 2006 – Terrorists bombed the site of a future Iraqi city hall yesterday, and coalition forces killed three terrorists and detained 10 more suspects in three incidents May 28. The construction site of the future Lutafiyah city hall was bombed late last night. Iraqi and Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers were sent to investigate the explosion and have secured the site, according to U.S. officials. No injuries were reported.

On May 28, coalition forces killed three terrorists and wounded one as they transported and attempted to emplace roadside bombs near Ramadi. The individuals have been linked to a weapons cache coalition forces located and destroyed in the area just south of Lake Thar Thar on May 27.

A coalition air strike about 10 kilometers northeast of the city killed the terrorists before they could complete their activity. The weapons cache was located less than 25 kilometers from the site where the terrorists were digging a hole to place a roadside bomb.

The same day, coalition forces captured seven terrorists and various bomb-making materials while conducting multiple assaults in southern Ramadi. The terrorists are known in the region for making homemade bombs and car bombs.

The troops located and detonated a car bomb and materials for making homemade bombs. Coalition forces encountered no resistance from the suspected terrorists during the raid, officials said. This location is in the same area in which six other suspected terrorists were apprehended May 19 for attacking coalition forces conducting similar operations.

The raids were part of ongoing, coordinated efforts to eliminate al Qaeda operations in the Anbar region west of Baghdad, according to U.S. officials. There were several Iraqi civilians in the area during the raid. None of the civilians was harmed, and all were returned to their homes once the troops ensured the area and buildings were secure.

Elsewhere, coalition forces detained one wanted terrorist and two suspects near Taji on May 28. The two suspects surrendered immediately, while a third suspect tried to escape by jumping into a nearby canal.

Once all three men were in custody, the two suspects identified the third man who had attempted to flee as the terrorist for whom the troops were searching. The wanted terrorist's vehicle was destroyed on site.

(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq news releases.)


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 10; bombed; capture; city; coalition; detain; forces; hall; iraq; kill; terrorists; three

1 posted on 05/30/2006 4:09:33 PM PDT by SandRat
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To: SandRat

Lutafiyah ?

Where is Lutafiyah ?


2 posted on 05/30/2006 4:10:17 PM PDT by bnelson44 (Proud parent of a tanker! (Charlie Mike, son))
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To: 91B; HiJinx; Spiff; MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; clintonh8r; TEXOKIE; windchime; Grampa Dave; ...

PING for Terrorist Capture NEWS in Iraq


3 posted on 05/30/2006 4:10:27 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat

Our boys just keep plugging away doing heroic work. Meanwhile all I hear on the local news is "a horrible day in Iraq today." Why no reports on how nearly every day in Iraq is a "horrible day" for the terrorists thanks to the stalwart efforts of our brave soldiers to stop the vermin in their tracks?


4 posted on 05/30/2006 4:12:11 PM PDT by MikeA (Not voting in November because you're pouting is a vote for Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House)
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To: bnelson44

I think south-southwest of Baghdad..


5 posted on 05/30/2006 4:12:57 PM PDT by Dog
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To: bnelson44

Got me! Somewhere in Iraq is all I know.


6 posted on 05/30/2006 4:14:00 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: MikeA

What else would you expect to come out of the mouths and pens of the Alphabet Spews Presstitutes?


7 posted on 05/30/2006 4:15:59 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat

Unions probably bombed it for not hiring union workers.


8 posted on 05/30/2006 4:19:06 PM PDT by hoosierboy (I am not a gun nut, I am a firearm enthusiast)
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To: bnelson44

LUTAFIYAH,
is in the area commonly called the sunni triangle. One of the worst routes I've ever had the misfortune to be on, starts at this town. There was hardly a stretch on the road longer than 200 meters, that didn't have a BIG crater on one side or the other.


9 posted on 05/30/2006 6:53:27 PM PDT by RGRX
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To: RGRX

Then it was predictable.


10 posted on 05/30/2006 6:55:54 PM PDT by bnelson44 (Proud parent of a tanker! (Charlie Mike, son))
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