US Armed Force and Iraq Security Force killed or captured 76 terrorists in total throughout Iraq

Kuwait News Agency ^ | 2005 Mar 27 | Unknown

[Wiz]

23 gunmen killed, arrested in blast and search operations south of Baghdad

BAGHDAD, March 27 (KUNA) -- Seven gunmen were killed and 16 others were arrested Sunday in wide-scale blast and search operations executed by Iraqi and US forces south of here.

Security spokesperson told reporters that the blast and search operations were carried out in Haswa, Iskandaria, Msayyab and other areas in northern Babylon Province with the support of US helicopters.

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Four protestors, suicide bomber die, 53 terror suspects arrested in Iraq

Meanwhile, Iraqi Army forces backed by Multinational troops arrested 53 terror suspects, including non-Iraqi Arabs in two different spots of Mosul.

[SteveMcKing]

What's a "blast-and-search" operation?

[mainepatsfan]

The intelligence seems to be pouring in.

[Wiz]

I am not sure but probably methods blasting doors (by weapons) and raid buildings under surprise.

[M Kehoe]

If this article is true (what the heck is a "blast and search" operation?), then it's good news (except that more of the terrorists should have died). (I know, I'm hard to please)

5.56mm

[Polybius]

What's a "blast-and-search" operation?

Blast

Search

[lstanle]

"The intelligence seems to be pouring in."

I have heard that the government shows the interrogation of captured terroist on national TV in Iraq.There seems to be some Intel fallout from this practice.

[elfman2]

Best post of the day!

[elhombrelibre]

If these numbers are correct, the US and Iraqi forces are really taking the anti-Iraqi forces apart. Continued progress like this is going to start to show in big ways.

[Ben Hecks]

Ping - looks like some new info.

[SunkenCiv]

"blast and search" sounds great, whatever it is.