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Forces Capture 39 Suspected Terrorists in Iraq
American Forces Press Service ^

Posted on 04/05/2007 5:15:03 PM PDT by SandRat

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2007 – Coalition forces captured 39 suspected terrorists during operations over the past two days throughout Iraq, officials report.

During an operation in Southwest Baghdad, coalition forces captured a suspected vehicle-bomb cell leader and supplier of roadside bomb components. Officials said the suspect is believed to have been recently involved in attacks against coalition forces.

Forces discovered a weapons cache while searching the suspect's vehicle. The vehicle and weapons caches were destroyed on site to prevent further use by terrorists.

Elsewhere in Iraq today, six suspects were captured with alleged ties to al Qaeda in Iraq and the facilitation of foreign fighters. Another seven were captured, including a suspected weapons dealer reportedly involved in the sale and purchase of sniper rifles, automatic weapons, ammunition and bomb casings.

In operations yesterday, forces raided two known foreign fighter safe houses and captured four suspects with ties to foreign fighter facilitation and the movement of weapons into Iraq during operations north of Mosul.

Coalition forces also detained three more suspected foreign fighter facilitators in Habbaniyah, while two suspected terrorists with alleged ties to al Qaeda were captured southwest of Karmah.

"Foreign fighters and the facilitators that bring them in are a detriment to the stability of a peaceful Iraq," Army Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, a spokesperson for Multinational Force Iraq, said. "Coalition forces will continue to target them and the networks that illegally bring them in to Iraq."

(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)



TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 39captured; frwn; iraq; terrorists

1 posted on 04/05/2007 5:15:04 PM PDT by SandRat
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To: 91B; HiJinx; Spiff; MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; clintonh8r; TEXOKIE; windchime; Grampa Dave; ...
FR WAR NEWS!

WAR News at Home and Abroad You'll Hear Nowhere Else!

All the News the MSM refuses to use!

Or if they do report it, without the anti-War Agenda Spin!

2 posted on 04/05/2007 5:15:33 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat

“Capture”?


3 posted on 04/05/2007 5:16:58 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: SandRat
Does the old media have access to these Press releases?

I never see them on T.V.

4 posted on 04/05/2007 5:18:44 PM PDT by mdittmar (May God watch over those who serve,and have served, to keep us free.)
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To: mdittmar

The “Old Media” is sent all of these directly whether they are print or broadcast.

The ones that I put up and more are also available on
free and open public service or command websites but, I guess they are just to lazy or .......


5 posted on 04/05/2007 5:25:58 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat
Forces Capture 39 Suspected Terrorists in Iraq

I was wondering where the Congressional Black Caucus has been...

6 posted on 04/05/2007 5:27:42 PM PDT by Darkwolf377 (Anti-socialist Bostonian, Anti-Illegal Immigration Bush supporter, Pro-Life Atheist)
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To: SandRat

They must be running out of prison/detention camp space at the rate they are going.


7 posted on 04/05/2007 5:28:12 PM PDT by gpapa
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To: SandRat

I love good news! Keep ‘em coming.


8 posted on 04/05/2007 5:52:43 PM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like what you say))
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To: freeangel

I’ve posted all the new stuff for tonight unless I find more later this evening when I get back from District Committee meeting about 9 pm MST.


9 posted on 04/05/2007 5:54:49 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: gpapa

the hell with it. torture the snot outta them until they spill all they know, shoot ‘em, throw ‘em in the gulf.


10 posted on 04/05/2007 5:58:56 PM PDT by bobby.223
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To: SandRat

More excellent news.


11 posted on 04/05/2007 7:51:41 PM PDT by jveritas (Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
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To: SandRat

Thanks for posting them. They are my daily quota of good news.


12 posted on 04/05/2007 8:00:40 PM PDT by Sundog (We are all counting down the days.)
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