Posted on 12/02/2009 7:10:08 PM PST by SandRat
BAGHDAD — Iraqi Police (IP) arrested 11 suspected members of the al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) terrorist group during two joint operations yesterday in northern Iraq.
Near Sadiyah, northeast of Baghdad, IP and U.S. advisors searched several buildings for an alleged AQI member believed to have ties to senior leadership.
Based on preliminary questioning and evidence discovered on the premises, IP identified and arrested the AQI member and six suspected criminal accomplices without incident.
During a separate security operation conducted near Duluiyah, northwest of Baghdad, IP arrested a suspected AQI member and three suspected criminal associates.
IP and U.S. advisors searched two buildings for the AQI member suspected of bringing foreign fighters into Iraq.
Information and evidence gathered at the scene led IP to arrest the AQI member and three suspected criminal accomplices without incident.
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