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NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
December 10, 2005
Release Number: 05-12-27
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IRAQ: MORE DETAINED AS A RESULT OF OPERATION ABLE RISING FORCE
TIKRIT, Iraq – In an update to the results of military operations conducted Dec. 9, Operation Able Rising Force netted additional detainees, for a total of 52 detainees in police custody, including the seven reported Dec. 8.
The operation was a combined effort between Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division, local police and troops from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.
Occurring in Khadisia, about eight kilometers north of Tikrit, Operation Able Rising Force was set up to locate and detain suspected terrorists. Among the 52 detainees were three terrorists wanted for IED attacks against civilians and the military.
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051228.txt
NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
December 10, 2005
Release Number: 05-12-28
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IRAQ: THREE AL QAEDA TERRORIST CELL MEMBERS SENTENCED BY THE CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT OF IRAQ
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi Ministry of Justice officials announced today that three members of an al Qaeda in Iraq terrorist cell, located in the Adhamiya area of Baghdad, were convicted by the Central Criminal Court of Iraq for threatening the public safety, crimes against the security of Iraq and belonging to armed groups who threaten the Iraqi people.
The CCCI found Musab Kasar Abdul Rahman al-Hafith, also know as “Yunis,” guilty of threatening the public safety on Nov. 16 and sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment. Uthman Awad Hamid Ahmed al-Jubouri, also known as Ossman Awad Hamid Ahmed, was found guilty of crimes against the security of Iraq on Nov. 22 and was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment. Daud Salman Mohammed Ali al-Barmani was found guilty of belonging to armed groups who threaten the Iraqi people on Dec. 5 and was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment.
The members of the Adhamiya terrorist cell have planned and participated in armed attacks against Iraqi Police, Iraqi National Guard, Iraqi civilians, and Coalition Forces. The cell is also responsible for getting foreign Anti-Iraqi Forces fighters into Iraq from locations such as Morocco, Tunisia, and Northern Africa.
These successful convictions show that the Iraqi security forces are continuing to work toward capturing and bringing to justice all active members of this deadly insurgency. These verdicts reinforce the will of the Iraqi people that former regime members, insurgents and their supporters are held accountable and punished by a court of justice.
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