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U.S., Iraqi troops detain 84 in raids (destroy bomb-making facility)
AP on Yahoo ^ | 1/6/07 | AP

Posted on 01/06/2007 10:35:54 PM PST by NormsRevenge

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi troops detained more than a dozen people they suspect made roadside bombs and destroyed a bomb-making facility in a series of raids, the U.S. military said Sunday.

The operations took place last week but were reported Sunday by the military.

Iraqi troops backed by U.S. forces searched 33 homes and detained 82 people Tuesday near Youssifiyah, 12 miles south of Baghdad, the military said in a statement. Sixty-nine of those captured were released after questioning. The 13 who remain in custody were accused of planting roadside bombs, the statement said.

Two more suspects were detained Thursday in a joint U.S.-Iraqi mission near Mahmoudiyah, 20 miles south of the Iraqi capital, another statement said. That mission also targeted people involved in bomb-making.

On Friday, U.S. forces destroyed a weapons cache used for assembling improvised explosive devices in western Baghdad, the military said. About 200 pounds of explosives were dispersed between two houses near a mosque in Ghazaliyah, along with timers, passports, detonation cords and several physics and engineering books, a statement said.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: detain; iraq; iraqitroops; wot

1 posted on 01/06/2007 10:35:56 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

Iraqis detained in a joint U.S and Iraqi army raid sit blindfolded in the back of a truck in Muqdadiyah, 80 kilometers (45 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007. 45 people including 22 wanted persons were apprehended in the raid. (AP Photo)


2 posted on 01/06/2007 10:36:36 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ......)
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To: SandRat

ping


3 posted on 01/06/2007 10:37:02 PM PST by FairOpinion
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; SandRat

fyi


4 posted on 01/06/2007 10:40:07 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ......)
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To: NormsRevenge

TANKS,Norm,,,That's 10th Mt.Div. AO,,,(house-mate's kid)
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Two more suspects were detained Thursday in a joint U.S.-Iraqi mission near Mahmoudiyah, 20 miles south of the Iraqi capital, another statement said. That mission also targeted people involved in bomb-making.
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5 posted on 01/06/2007 10:45:23 PM PST by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68

Here's to a continuing of a tightening of the noose around these scoundrels.

This is more proof that if sufficiently motivated , the Iraqis can and will get the job done..

Kudos to our troops on the ground and in the air and prayers for their safety.


6 posted on 01/06/2007 10:48:32 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ......)
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To: NormsRevenge

sad day for Madam Pelosi


7 posted on 01/06/2007 10:54:46 PM PST by Cinnamon
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To: NormsRevenge

Here's to a continuing of a tightening of the noose around these scoundrels.

This is more proof that if sufficiently motivated , the Iraqis can and will get the job done..

Kudos to our troops on the ground and in the air and prayers for their safety.
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I Agree X 2,,,
Prayers Up for the Troops,,,
GOD Bless...


8 posted on 01/06/2007 11:18:16 PM PST by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: NormsRevenge

Bump!


9 posted on 01/07/2007 12:19:02 AM PST by endthematrix (Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.)
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To: FairOpinion; 91B; HiJinx; Spiff; MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; clintonh8r; TEXOKIE; windchime; ...

ping


10 posted on 01/07/2007 4:47:21 AM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat

Our troops sooooo rock! Thank you guys and gals for what you're doing over there!


11 posted on 01/07/2007 7:08:49 AM PST by StarCMC (After the attacks of 9/11, profiling Muslims is more like profiling the Klan. - Ann Coulter)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68

Your say this is the 10th Mountain? Coool. That'll include my son. He's not sharing much on what they are doing.


12 posted on 01/07/2007 7:50:30 AM PST by SoldierDad (Proud Father of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Soldier fighting the terrorists in Iraq)
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To: SoldierDad
He's not sharing much on what they are doing.

Good for him. Hard for you, but good Operational Security practice.

13 posted on 01/07/2007 9:46:24 AM PST by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: El Gato

Oh, yes, I completely understand and agree that he's doing the right thing. But when I get news of what the 10th has been doing through sources like this it helps me to know that they are making good progress.


14 posted on 01/07/2007 9:53:25 AM PST by SoldierDad (Proud Father of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Soldier fighting the terrorists in Iraq)
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To: NormsRevenge

Follow the C-Q-K option, Capture the enemy, Question those enemy operatives captured, Kill all enemy combatants confronted.


15 posted on 01/07/2007 12:47:25 PM PST by Sword_Svalbardt (Sword Svalbardt)
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