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Coalition Troops Kill Enemy Fighter, Detain Two Suspects
American Forces Press Service
BAGHDAD, Sept. 9, 2008 – Coalition forces killed one enemy fighter and detained two suspects during operations targeting al-Qaida in Iraq’s attack and facilitation networks in the Baghdad area today.
Coalition forces targeted a known terrorist in Abu Ghraib, about 15 miles west of Baghdad. The wanted man is believed to be a member of a Baghdad car-bombing cell, and also had suspected ties to al-Qaida in Iraq leaders in the Hamrin Mountains region. In March, he engaged coalition forces in a gun battle but escaped by using civilians to shield himself, officials said.
Coalition forces called out to the occupants of the target building to surrender, and several women and children came out. They told the force two men were still inside, including the target individual, and that the men indicated they intended to avoid capture.
Based on the men’s noncompliance and history of engaging coalition forces, the force perceived hostile intent and engaged them. The wanted man was killed, and the other man was detained.
In a separate operation south of Baghdad, coalition forces captured a suspected member of the al-Qaida in Iraq foreign terrorist facilitation network, officials said.
(From a Multinational Force Iraq news release.)
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Afghan Forces Detain Three Suspects
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2008 – With support from coalition forces, Afghan troops detained a suspected insurgent and heavy-weapons facilitator today in the Tarin Kot district of Afghanistan’s Oruzgan province, military officials reported.
The suspected facilitator is a former Afghan National Police checkpoint commander and is accused of supplying insurgents in Oruzgan province with heavy machine guns and rockets, as well as aiding suicide bombers. The arrest was made as part of ongoing Afghan investigations to remove corrupt individuals from positions of power, officials said.
Yesterday, coalition forces detained two suspected militants while targeting the Haqqani terrorist network during an operation in Khowst province.
The operation targeted a suspected militant in Mando Zayi district who is suspected of coordinating with other subcommanders who carry out roadside-bomb attacks. The targeted militant was detained during the operation.
A search of the compound revealed multiple AK-47 assault rifles, grenades and other military equipment, which was destroyed.
(Compiled from Combined Joint Task Force 101 news releases.)