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Press Release A080415b
April 15, 2008
Coalition forces detain 18 suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists
BAGHDAD – Coalition forces detained 18 suspected terrorists Monday and Tuesday during operations targeting the al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist network in the Tigris River Valley and northern part of the country.
Coalition forces analyzed intelligence from several sources to develop a series of operations targeting key links in the AQI network west of Samarra. Ground forces conducted eight missions there Monday and Tuesday and detained 12 suspected terrorists.
In Bayji Tuesday, Coalition forces captured an alleged weapons facilitator also believed to work with an AQI leader who directs attacks in the area. The ground force detained two additional suspected terrorists.
Iraqi and Coalition forces conducted an operation Tuesday in Kirkuk targeting an individual believed to conspire with foreign terrorists and support the AQI propaganda network, detaining one suspect.
“We continue to use the information we get from each operation to further target al-Qaeda in Iraq and the terrorists who carry out its brutal attacks,” said Cmdr. Scott Rye, MNF-I spokesman. “We’re systematically dismantling the network from the top and bottom.”
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“Worldwide Caution”
January 17, 2008
SNIPPET: “This Worldwide Caution updates information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans and interests throughout the world. American citizens are reminded to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness.”