Five Iranians Detained in Recent Baghdad Raids

American Forces Press Service ^ | Gerry Gilmore

[SandRat]

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2006 – Several Iranian nationals were detained in recent coalition raids conducted in Iraq’s capital city, a senior U.S. military officer said in Baghdad today.

Two Iranians were among eight other suspects detained during a coalition raid at a Baghdad site Dec. 21, Army Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, Multinational Force Iraq spokesman, told reporters.

The early-morning operation was based on intelligence information, Caldwell said, noting documents, maps, photographs, and videos were also confiscated.

“Debriefings of these detainees and investigation of the seized materials have yielded intelligence that link perhaps some of them to some illegal activities that have occurred,” Caldwell said. The investigation is still ongoing, he said.

The 10 detainees are still in the custody of Multinational Force Iraq, Caldwell said, noting U.S. officials remain in contact with the Iraqi government regarding the matter.

In another operation, three Iranian nationals and one Iraqi were detained during a vehicle search by coalition forces that took place in the early evening in Baghdad Dec. 20, Caldwell said.

The four detainees have since been transferred to the custody of the Iraqi government, Caldwell said.

[SandRat]

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[Parmenio]

Cassus belli.

[SolidWood]

Excellent. Very interesting. It seems we are clearing the Iranian mess out. Something is in the air, between the arrests of high-level Iranians, Saddam's execution, the killing of the Al-Q cell leader and of the Sadr advisor.

[johnny7]

Take'm to that bridge in Falujah... and bring along a couple of jerrycans of gasoline and some rope.

[himno hero]

take the fight to Iran, then Iraq will be 185% more manageable

[elhombrelibre]

There ethnicity is probably just a coincidence ....NOT.

[swatbuznik]

I feel a "Columbo moment" coming along here, "...oh, by the way..."

This is very interesting indeed.