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http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2007/s07060068.htm
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
“Imprisoned pastor transferred to harsher camp in Uzbekistan”
By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Imprisoned Indonesian Sunday School teachers released early from prison
By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service
WEST JAVA, INDONESIA (ANS) — Three women arrested after allowing Muslim children to attend their “Happy Sunday” Christian education program in Indonesia were released from the Indramayu district prison after serving two years of their three-year sentence.
According to news reports, a small crowd gathered to welcome Dr. Rebekka Zakaria, Eti Pangesti and Ratna Bangun as they walked free from the Indramayu district prison in West Java, Indonesia. They had served nearly two years of their three-year sentence.
Authorities quietly moved the release from 9 a.m. to 6 a.m. after Muslim extremists said they would gather outside the prison to protest the reduced sentence. During their trial in 2005, Muslim extremists had made murderous threats against the three women within and outside the courtroom.
The Christian Peace and Prosperity Party sent two busloads of people to the prison to ensure safety for the women. Supporters and a handful of local and international journalists were also present to witness the release.
The women appeared happy and peaceful as they emerged through the prison gates, an eyewitness told Compass Direct. All three said they had no fears for the future and were convinced that God would protect and guide them forward.
Other female prisoners were tearful as Zakaria, Pangesti and Bangun left the women’s cell-block, the eyewitness told Compass. Zakaria’s daughter, Linda, had traveled to the prison almost daily with food for the three; they cooked meals on a small gas stove in their cell to supplement the poor prison diet and often shared the meals with fellow inmates.
“It was really moving to see how the other prisoners cried when they waved goodbye to them,” said a source who witnessed the release.
With little fanfare, the women were taken by bus to Cirebon where they reported to the prison superintendent. As a condition of their early release, the women are required to sign in at the Cirebon office once a month until February 2008.
After their early morning release, the women spent the rest of the day celebrating with their families in Cirebon. Bangun hopes to visit her father’s grave in Medan during the next few weeks; her father died two months ago while she was still in prison.
All three women will return to their homes in Indramayu district, although plans for future employment and/or ministry involvement are still unclear.
Zakaria, 49, returned to her hometown, Harguelis where she planned to attend a thanksgiving retreat with her church members. A family doctor, Zakaria has two children attending university, in addition to Linda.
The 45-year-old Pangesti has three children, the youngest 8 years old. Ratna, 40, has two sons, the younger one now 4 years old.
Zakaria, Pangesti and Bangun were arrested after members of the local Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI or Muslim Clerics Council) in Indramayu district, West Java, accused them of trying to convert Muslim children.
The three women were arrested in May 2005 and convicted under Indonesia’s Child Protection Act for allegedly using “deceitful conduct, a series of lies and enticements to seduce children to change their religion against their wills”; however, all the parents had consented to their children’s participation.
The women sentenced to prison that September for allowing Muslim children to attend their Sunday school program, even though the parents had consented to their children’s attendance. After several legal appeals failed, the women were delighted to be granted an early release on parole following international advocacy campaigns on their behalf.
A local primary school had approached Zakaria’s church in 2003 and asked them to run a Christian education program for their Christian students, as required by a new National Education System Bill. The school lacked the necessary equipment and teachers to run the program itself.
Several months later, when Muslim children were discovered attending the classes, Muslim clerics filed a complaint with the Indramayu police. The women were arrested on May 13, 2005 under Indonesia’s Child Protection Act. After a series of hearings, judges on September 1, 2005 found the women guilty of “Christianization,” saying they had used “deceitful conduct, a series of lies and enticements to seduce children to change their religion against their wills.”
During their 2005 trial, Muslim extremists had made murderous threats within and outside the courtroom. The women said they had no fears for the future and were convinced that God would protect and guide them forward.
For almost two years, prison guards have granted permission for Zakaria’s church, the Gereja Kristen Kemah Daud, to meet within the prison grounds on Sunday mornings, after the forced closure of their meeting place in Harguelis. The church now faces the very-real challenge of finding another, more permanent worship facility.
Sunday School Teachers on Trial: How it Happened
In 2003, a public elementary school in nearby Babakan Jati approached the staff of Zakaria’s church, the Gereja Kristen Kemah Daud, and asked if they would establish a Christian education program for the school.
Under the terms of a new National Education System Bill passed in June 2003, all public schools were required to provide religious education for children of religious minorities attending their schools.
The school asked Zakaria’s church to provide teachers and an appropriate program for their Christian students. Pangesti and Bangun volunteered to run the program under Zakaria’s direction.
Within 18 months, 40 children were attending the program — but only 10 were from Christian homes. The Muslim participants had full verbal consent from their parents, but when they began to sing Christian songs at school, Islamic elders reacted and forced Zakaria’s church to close. The women then continued to run the program from Pangesti’s home.
On March 26, 2005, the women organized an Easter bus tour to an amusement park in Jakarta. Each of the participating children was given a T-shirt displaying the name of the church and a Star of David logo, so that the teachers could keep track of them during the outing.
During the tour, one of the children asked for and received a Bible from one of the teachers.
As a result, Islamic leaders approached church staff and demanded that Muslim children no longer attend the program. They also filed complaints with the Indramayu district Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) council and the Indramayu police.
On May 13, 2005, the women were arrested and accused of breaching Indonesia’s Child Protection Law. They faced a maximum sentence of five years and a potential fine of 100 million rupiah (US$10,536).
During court hearings in July and August of 2005, the courtroom was surrounded and literally invaded by Muslim extremists chanting anti-Christian slogans. Judges sentenced the women on September 1, 2005 to three years in prison for “deception, lies and enticement” causing a child to convert to another religion — even though no Muslim child attending the program had converted to Christianity.
Extremists force church closures; new law revised
Muslim extremists have forced a number of churches in West Java to close in recent years, citing lack of official permits. Church closures peaked around the time of the Sunday school teachers’ trial in 2005.
A controversial law governing permits for places of worship was then revised. The Joint Ministerial Decree (SKB) now requires proof of at least 90 existing members, the approval of 60 neighbors from different faith backgrounds, and approval from local authorities before a church permit is granted. A separate building permit is also required.
Christians say the new provisions make it virtually impossible to obtain a church permit, particularly in Muslim-majority neighborhoods.
On Sunday June 3, around 100 Muslim hardliners barged into a home in Soreang, West Java, during a Sunday school class. The mob, members of the Anti-Apostasy Alliance Movement, smashed glass images of Jesus Christ and demanded that the church be shut down, citing lack of a proper permit, Reuters reported on June 4.
Lidia Elisa, wife of the Rev. Robby Elisa, told Reuters that the men tried to force a teenage student to “spit on the Bible and deny Christ. But when he refused, they kicked him in the gut they sent the kids outside screaming and crying.”
As Zakaria, Pangesti and Bangun return to life in the volatile environment of West Java, they ask that Christians around the world continue to support them in prayer.
** Michael Ireland is an international British freelance journalist. A former reporter with a London newspaper, Michael is the Chief Correspondent for ASSIST News Service of Lake Forest, California. Michael immigrated to the United States in 1982 and became a US citizen in September, 1995. He is married with two children. Michael has also been a frequent contributor to UCB Europe, a British Christian radio station.
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/016875.php
(DAILY TELEGRAPH)
June 12, 2007
“New Aussie Mufti denies bin Laden responsible for 9/11”
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/016868.php
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June 12, 2007
“New mufti defends ‘misunderstood’ Al Hilali”
Thank you, all4one.
Thanks to bd476 for pointing to this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1849665/posts
“Guatemala Hit by 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Off Pacific Coast”
USGS.gov ^ | June 13, 2007
Posted on 06/13/2007 1:03:00 PM PDT by HAL9000
http://internet-haganah.org/hmedia/27apr07/27apr07-salafy_forums.html
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http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=jihad&ID=SP162107
Special Dispatch Series - No. 1621
June 14, 2007
No.1621
“Global Islamic Media Front Instructs Islamists to Infiltrate Popular Non-Islamic Forums to Spread Pro-Islamic State Propaganda”
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http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/006073.html
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gimf.22web.net/
zaeer.1111mb.com/
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http://onlinejihad.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/al-nusra-merged-with-gimf/
“Al-nusra merged with GIMF”
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www.alnusra.net/
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http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/005987.html
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JIHAD WATCH.org (UPI.com, by Shaun Waterman, June 4, 2007): "FBI WARNS ON AL-QAEDA'S ENGLISH MESSAGES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The FBI says al-Qaida is issuing video messages in English to get Muslim extremists in the United States to carry out terror attacks. Speaking on C-SPAN Television, FBI Director of Public Affairs John Miller said al-Qaida leaders have stepped up the tempo of their public messages in an effort to inspire others to compensate for their network's reduced ability directly to execute attacks.") (June 4, 2007)
RECAP:
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“Global Islamic Media Front Instructs Islamists to Infiltrate Popular Non-Islamic Forums”
MEMRI ^ | 6/14/07
Posted on 06/13/2007 11:42:07 AM PDT by pabianice
Well now, this IS NOT nice.
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/016910.php
June 13, 2007
“I hope you guys burn in hell...”
I just received this love note:
your website is full of hateful contents and bull shit. I hope you guys burn in hell....and even in hell you’ll say “it’s those moslems fault i’m in here, God”.
Get a grip on yourselves and come to terms with reality instead of spreading hatred.
Sir, you got a deal. As soon as you get the jihadists to stop murdering innocents and committing acts of violence and terror in the service of Islamic supremacism, I will shut down this site, stop writing books, and return to my neglected saxophone studies (or was it fluegelhorn?).
Meanwhile, I don’t think it is I who have to “come to terms with reality.” Any hatred in my writings comes from the Islamic texts and teachers I quote, not from me. What have you done, sir, to stop the jihadists — or is your wrath solely directed at those who, like me, dare to resist them?
Posted by Robert at June 13, 2007 5:21 PM
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Noble said that the FBI was offering a “substantial” award for information about the theft. Anyone with information is asked to call 314-231-4324.”
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/016909.php
June 13, 2007
“Material to make bombs is stolen
Terrorism not ruled out. And this is the material jihadists have used more than once in the past.”
“By Robert Patrick in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (thanks to Morgaan Sinclair):”
SNIPPET: “Explosives capable of causing “extensive damage” have been stolen from a St. Charles County firing range used by the sheriff’s office and the FBI, federal officials said Tuesday.
Officials are still trying to determine how much dynamite, C-4 and other explosives were taken and exactly who was responsible.
Mike Schmitz of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said investigators believe more than one person was involved in the theft, but it is too early to know the intent of the thieves, including whether terrorism could be involved.
The theft, discovered by the FBI on Tuesday, happened sometime in the past 10 days.”
(June 13, 2007)
http://www.nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/illinois_mall_plot.pdf
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http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/06/nefa_series_target_america_the.php
“NEFA Series “Target America”: The Illinois Shopping Mall Plot”
By Evan Kohlmann
(June 12, 2007)
Note: Video included.
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/13/new-jihad-watch-immigration-jihad/
“New Jihad Watch: Immigration & Jihad”
posted at 8:52 am on June 13, 2007 by Bryan
http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/newsreleases/articles/070612portland.htm
June 12, 2007
“Indictments and search warrants target criminal violations by staffing firm for Portland fruit and vegetable processing plant”
Portland, Oregon
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Note: The folloiwng summary index SNIPPET is a quote:
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June 12, 2007
WholeSoy & Co. Expands National Allergy Alert on Undeclared Dairy in Blueberry and Mixed Berry Yogurt
June 8, 2007
Class 1 Recall: Abbott Laboratories Inc. ARCHITECT® STAT Troponin-I Immunoassay
Urgent Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Toothpaste
Recall Request of Dental Toothpaste Made in China due to Possible Risks to the Health
June 7, 2007
WholeSoy & Co. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Dairy in Blueberry Yogurt
June 6, 2007
Tristar Food Recalls Ferrari Chocolate Due to Undeclared Peanuts and Aflatoxins
Action Labs, Inc. Conducts Recall of Shark Cartilage Capsules Because of Possible Health Risk
Toby’s Family Foods Voluntarily Recalls Lite Sour Crème and Toasted Sesame Dressing Because of Possible Health Risk
Single Lot of 55lb Bags of Ol’Roy Complete Nutrition Dry Dog Food Voluntarily Recalled in Select Stores by Doane Pet Care
June 5, 2007
Class I Recall: Alcon Refractive Horizons LADAR6000 Excimer Laser System
June 4, 2007
Zeigler Issues A Voluntary Recall on Pelleted and Crumbled Shrimp Feeds
June 1 , 2007
Agriculture Department Warns Consumers of Tainted Raw Milk Sold By Lebanon County Dairy
FDA Advises Consumers to Avoid Toothpaste From China Containing Harmful Chemical
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46392
“Commentary: Helping Good Guys Win”
By Air Force Master Sgt. Melissa Phillips
Special to American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 13, 2007
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46393
“Gates Discusses Iran, Samarra Bombing, European Missile Defense”
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 13, 2007
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46398
Coalition Forces Kill, Detain Terrorists
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 13, 2007 – In operations throughout Iraq over the past three days, coalition and Iraqi forces killed nine terrorists and detained 76 suspected terrorists, military officials reported.
During operations targeting al Qaeda in Iraq and the Baghdad car bomb network today, coalition forces killed two terrorists, detained 13 suspected terrorists and discovered a cache of weapons.
In an incident yesterday, coalition forces observed two terrorists emplacing improvised explosive devices in Baghdad and raided their bed-down location. As coalition forces approached the building, the two terrorists disregarded the interpreter’s instructions and approached the ground force. Coalition forces engaged the two men, killing them.
Inside the building, coalition forces discovered a fully assembled IED. As they were disabling the IED, a person appeared and rushed toward them. Coalition forces, perceiving a possible explosive threat, engaged the individual with small-arms fire, killing her.
Also on the scene, coalition forces detained three suspected members of the Baghdad car bomb network, which is responsible for conducting attacks on Iraqi civilians, as well as Iraqi and coalition forces. The ground force also destroyed two vehicles at the site that the terrorists used to transport personnel and explosives.
Based on information from the suspects, coalition forces moved to a follow-on location and found a cache of weapons and explosives, including chemicals used to build IEDs. An explosives team safely destroyed the materials on site.
During two coordinated operations near Fallujah, coalition forces raided a series of buildings linked to the activities of al Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders. Eight suspected terrorists were detained for their connection to the al Qaeda senior leader network.
In an operation in Tarmiyah yesterday, coalition forces captured one suspected terrorist who is believed to be a personal companion of a religious emir within the al Qaeda network.
During a raid in Mosul yesterday, coalition forces detained one suspected terrorist for his ties to a suspected terrorist. Coalition forces tracked the suspected terrorist from after his accomplices where captured and he fled from Kirkuk to Mosul.
“We have disrupted the indiscriminate and deliberate attacks terrorists conducted against innocent Iraqis, and we’ll continue to target al Qaeda in Iraq’s leadership and operatives,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, Multinational Force Iraq spokesman.
In another Mosul operation, coalition forces killed a senior terrorist leader yesterday morning while targeting the al Qaeda in Iraq network.
Kamal Jalil Bakr ‘Uthman, also known as Sa’id Hamza, was known to be the al Qaeda in Iraq military emir of Mosul. Intelligence reports indicate he planned, coordinated and facilitated suicide bombings in the Mosul area. Also, he facilitated the movement of more than 100 foreign fighters through safe houses in the area, and orchestrated attacks against Iraqi and coalition forces.
Coalition forces targeted ‘Uthman yesterday as part of their operations to disrupt the al Qaeda in Iraq senior leader network in Mosul. As they entered his residence, ‘Uthman rushed into another room and reached under a mattress. Coalition forces reacted to the hostile threat, engaged ‘Uthman and killed him. The troops later found a suicide vest under the mattress.
Coalition forces had detained ‘Uthman during an operation in August 2006. He was released from the Iraqi judicial system in April 2007, and intelligence reports indicate he was planning a six-vehicle suicide bomb attack to avenge his detention.
“We have taken another very dangerous terrorist off the streets of Iraq, and we will continue to deplete the senior leadership of al Qaeda in Iraq,” Garver said.
Meanwhile, the newly formed Diyala Operations Command in Baqouba reported today that Iraqi Army troops and U.S. soldiers of the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, killed five extremists, wounded eight and arrested 15 others during operations throughout Baqouba yesterday.
The engagement in Old Baqouba also netted two caches and a car bomb.
Another gunman was killed when coalition forces engaged his sniper position in the neighborhood of Mufrek, in Baqouba.
The car bomb had a rocket-propelled grenade inside, and according to local citizens, was rigged to explode. Two extremists were arrested in the immediate area after testing positive for explosives.
Four other suspected insurgents were arrested June 11 by soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Divisions 6-9 Armored Reconnaissance Squadron. The individuals were trying to evade the coalition patrol when they were stopped and searched. Inside the vehicle, they had two AK-47s, one pistol and two full magazines, and could not produce permits for the weapons.
Elsewhere, Iraqi security forces successfully prevented a car bomb attack on a coalition forces combat outpost in Khan Bani Sa’ad, located in Diyala province, yesterday.
“I could not be more proud of the Iraqi security forces today,” said Lt. Col. Marshall Dougherty, commander, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. “Troop B, 2-1 CAV lives and works in the combat outpost with the Iraqi army soldiers.”
Iraqi soldiers received a tip and description of a potential car bomb and engaged the vehicle with small-arms fire as it approached the outpost, causing the vehicle to detonate prematurely before it reached the outer perimeter.
Two coalition soldiers received minor wounds and were treated at the scene. Immediately following the explosion, Iraqi troops worked with Iraqi police to secure the area and collect evidence.
In another operation, Iraqi forces detained 15 suspects linked to the terrorist criminal network of al Qaeda in Iraq June 11 in western Mosul.
Working on tips from local Iraqi citizens, Iraqi forces successfully raided the targeted buildings and detained the 15 suspects without incident.
Iraqi forces also seized three AK-47 assault rifles, a 9 mm pistol, 13 cell phones and 20 cases of hydrochloric acid.
In other developments, soldiers from the 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, and the Iraqi National Police detained four men and confiscated bomb-making materials and rifles following a raid in northern Jisr Diyala June 11.
The 3-1 Cavalry’s Troop A and Time Sensitive Target Platoon soldiers worked with an Iraqi National Police platoon, called the Lions of Wassit, to search locations insurgent forces were using as meeting sites and cache sites.
The unit conducted several raids to collect information and disrupt enemy activities preventing extremists from engaging Combat Outpost Assassin and Forward Operating Base Rustamiyah. The 3-1 Cavalry is assigned to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
A failed truck bomber, wounded in his attempt to destroy a coalition battle position, was treated, evacuated and is providing information to those he tried to kill, officials reported.
The driver of the truck bomb aimed at destroying Patrol Base Warrior Keep near Sadr al Yusufiyah on June 10 was wounded in the upper right leg, rendering him unable to activate his initiation switch or his explosive vest.
Alert soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, manning the weapon systems at the patrol base, determined his hostile intent and opened fire with an M-240B machine gun and M-4 assault rifles, foiling the attack.
Soldiers from the patrol base then detained the man. Seeing that the man was wounded, they rendered aid and evacuated him to the 31st Combat Support Hospital. Coalition medical personnel continue to provide the man medical care. The man will be held for further questioning and prosecution.
Meanwhile, insurgents detonated a car bomb, damaging a bridge north of Baqouba in Diyala province June 11, rendering it unusable.
The blast destroyed the east-bound lane of the bridge and left the west-bound lane standing, but impassable.
A Georgian unit was present in the vicinity of the attack, and one soldier suffered minor injuries. A coalition forces’ explosive ordnance detachment cleared the area and determined the source of the explosion to be a car bomb with a large amount of explosives.
“This is another extreme act of hatred by terrorists intent on harming the people of Diyala province,” said Lt. Col. Quinton J. Arnold, deputy brigade commander for 3-1 Cav. “Iraqi security and coalition forces will continue to work jointly with the citizens of Diyala to eliminate these cowardly acts of hatred.”
In another act of terror, criminal militias, attempting to attack the district joint security station in Baghdad’s Sadr City district with a 120 mm mortar round, missed and damaged a nearby apartment building June 11.
Iraqi police and coalition forces heard the explosion and quickly investigated to render aid to any victims of the attack. No one was injured in the blast, which damaged the roof of the building and landed in a room below.
“This is another example of why the people of Sadr City are tired of the criminal militias and the violence they bring in their homes,” said Lt. Col. David Oclander, the executive officer for the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, which operates in the area. “We are communicating daily with all residents of Sadr City to reject this violence, which only causes their own suffering.”
Iraqi army forces have detained a suspected al Qaeda in Iraq sniper allegedly responsible for the death of a U.S. soldier and other attacks against coalition forces, officials reported.
With coalition forces present as advisors, Iraqi soldiers detained their primary sniper suspect in the Jolan district of Fallujah during a raid June 10. Insurgent propaganda and numerous identification cards were also seized during the operation.
The suspect, who is alleged to be a member of an al Qaeda in Iraq sniper cell operating out of Fallujah, is believed to have killed a U.S. soldier from a rooftop during a 2006 attack on coalition forces in Fallujah. He is also the primary suspect in a sniper attack against a coalition forces tractor-trailer that occurred in Fallujah earlier this year.
Elsewhere, paratroopers operating near the cities of Zukaytun, Iskandariyah and Musayyib south of Baghdad detained 24 insurgents and arrested three June 10 and 11.
Paratroopers from 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, also secured three AK-47s and 15 ammunition magazines, one 9 mm submachine gun, $2,000 worth of dinar, four sets of body armor, one bag full of numerous fake identification cards, various Iraqi police, Iraqi army, and Hillah SWAT camouflage uniforms, six cellular phones, one 9 mm submachine gun, 500 rounds of 9 mm ammunition, several sets of load-bearing equipment and two computers.
(Compiled from Multinational Corps Iraq and Multinational Force Iraq news releases.)
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