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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080810-09
Aug. 10, 2008
ISOF detain 12 suspected AQI members during separate operations in Diyala
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
BALAD, Iraq – Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained 12 suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists during operations in the Diyala province Aug. 8-9.
On Aug. 9, during an operation in Kanaan, approximately 15 km east of Baqubah, ISOF detained two suspected AQI members pursuant to a local warrant. The individuals are reported to emplace improvised explosive devices.
In an operation in the Mahmudiyah area of Diyala Aug. 8, ISOF detained eight suspected AQI and Islamic State of Iraq terrorists pursuant to a Ministry of Justice warrant. The suspects are believed to be involved in running illegal checkpoints, direct-fire attacks and kidnapping.
During another operation in Diyala Aug. 8, ISOF detained two suspected AQI and recovered a weapons cache. One of the suspects is believed to be an AQI leader, and the other a leader and financial minister for a group consisting of approximately 300 AQI terrorists. They are suspected of conducting criminal activities and launching attacks on Coalition force bases.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080811-01
Aug. 11, 2008
National ERBs detain suspected criminal leader, three others in separate operations
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
BALAD, Iraq – The Sharqat National Emergency Response Brigade detained a suspected 1920 Revolutionary Brigade criminal leader in Bayji, approximately 50 km south of Mosul, Aug. 7.
The suspect is said to provide command and control for the 1920 Revolutionary Brigade that operates around Sharqat and Bayji. He is believed to have connections to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Qaeda in Iraq in the Tigris River Valley.
Reports indicated the suspect was in the final planning stages of emplacing improvised explosive devices and planning sniper attacks against Coalition forces at nearby forward operating bases.
Also on Aug. 7 during a separate operation in Baqubah, the Baqubah National Emergency Response Brigade detained three suspects pursuant to a Ministry of Interior warrant. The suspects are believed to have murdered an Iraqi citizen a year ago.
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