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Iraqi Troops Detain 45
MSNBC ^

Posted on 07/21/2007 5:34:02 AM PDT by SoldierMedic

The Iraqi army said the operation launched Wednesday in several areas and villages in eastern Diyala, which is near the Iranian border, also led to the freeing of a kidnap victim and the discovery of two car bombs and six other explosive devices, as well as the capture of 46 suspects and the killing of five others.

Separately, the U.S. military announced the detention of a man accused of being behind the recent increase in powerful roadside bombs Washington believes are smuggled in from Iran as well as mortar and rocket attacks against American forces east of Baghdad.

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The article points out that the 45 were captured close to the Iranian border.
1 posted on 07/21/2007 5:34:03 AM PDT by SoldierMedic
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More bad news for Harry Reid.


2 posted on 07/21/2007 5:35:22 AM PDT by Hoodat ( ETERNITY - Smoking, or Non-smoking?)
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3 posted on 07/21/2007 5:43:42 AM PDT by SoldierMedic (Rowan Walter, 23 Feb 2007 Ramadi)
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4 posted on 07/21/2007 5:43:53 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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