Four Special Groups leaders captured in South (Iraq )

Long War Journal ^ | June 6, 2008 3:28 PM | Bill Roggio

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Coalition special operations forces have captured four Iranian-backed Special Groups leaders and operatives south of Baghdad over the past two days. Three of the Shia extremists were captured in Wasit province, the gateway for weapons smuggled into Baghdad from Iran.

Two of the Special Groups operatives were captured during separate operations on June 6 in the town of Al Hayy, a region about 30 miles south of Al Kut in Wasit province. The first raid netted an "Iranian-trained Special Groups leader suspected of directing and ordering attacks against Coalition forces in Wasit Province, as well as attacks and kidnappings against civil authorities," Multinational Forces Iraq reported. The Special Groups leader also smuggles "Iranian weapons into Baghdad, specifically Kaytusha rockets." A second Special Groups operative was captured as he tried to escape a Coalition forces raid in Al Hayy.

On June 5, Coalition special operations teams captured the "primary weapons smuggler and financier for Special Groups elements" in the Al Kut region. Intelligence in the Kut region appears to have improved. Coalition forces also captured "one of the top criminal leaders" in Al Kut on June 3.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

fyi

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Earlier thread:

Top Hizbullah commander captued in Iraq

[Skooz]

God bless our troops (and their allies).

[BIGLOOK]

Now the question is whether they're mercenaries, criminals or documented military from Iran.

Shoot one to persuade the others to come clean.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Related thread:

Iraqi PM begins talks in Tehran

[Lancey Howard]

“Captured”?
What’s with “captured”?

[PhilDragoo]

Iranian-trained insurgents, Iranian-made arms smuggled in from Iran--

Hussein-in-the-Headlights is all up in the Kumbaya, but Rat Boy is in our house killing our people.

Call up FTD and send a dozen blooming Massive Ordnance Penetrators to the Ayatollah's crew.

When Iran is our 51st state, gas prices will come down.

[Antoninus]

“Captured”? What’s with “captured”?

It's all about timing. We've probably had a bead on these creeps for a while....

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

51st????...

I thought Obama said he had visited 57 of the States....so it would be the 58th...

[PhilDragoo]

My count differs from his. Of course I refer to the flag; he, to the CIS:

[FARS]

Don’t you mean the 58th State as per Obama? /smile>

[PhilDragoo]

And the question on all our minds is, considering the state of Obama's vacant brainpan, who's running this cipher?.

[Marine_Uncle]

The fight is now being taken to the south. With increasing numbers of Iraqi military and police becoming effective, they can reach out into these long time ignored areas. Iraqi security continues to improve as the Iraqi take control of their future.