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http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11986&Itemid=128
May 23, 2007
Release A070523b
FOUR TERRORISTS KILLED; TIED TO IED PRODUCTION
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed six terrorists in related raids targeting senior leaders of an al-Qaeda suicide attack cell and detained 23 others in operations around Iraq Wednesday morning.
Based on intelligence gathered from a successful raid Apr. 11, Coalition Forces targeted a suspected terrorist leader southeast of Baghdad. As the ground force approached the objective, they encountered two armed men, one of whom was wearing a suicide vest. Coalition Forces took appropriate self-defense measures in response to the hostile threat and engaged the two armed terrorists, killing them.
One of the terrorists is believed to be an al-Qaeda regional leader, responsible for al-Qaeda personnel and operations in the Arab Jabour area, as well as coordinating foreign fighters and suicide attacks.
In a related operation northwest of Taji, Coalition Forces targeted an individual suspected of supplying foreign fighters for suicide attacks. Ground forces on the scene received small arms fire from four terrorists who took cover behind a bus. Coalition Forces returned fire in self-defense and killed the four terrorists.
When they searched the building, Coalition Forces found weapons and detained one suspected terrorist for his involvement with the al-Qaeda cell.
In Mosul, Coalition Forces raided six buildings in an operation targeting foreign fighter facilitators and the al-Qaeda network. The ground force detained five suspected terrorists, including an alleged cell leader with subordinate groups that conduct assassinations and attacks against Coalition Forces and Iraqi Security Forces.
In three coordinated raids near Karmah targeting al-Qaeda cells, Coalition Forces detained 13 suspected terrorists, including an alleged cell leader in the area.
Coalition Forces detained four suspected terrorists in Fallujah for their alleged direct ties to a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device cell there.
“We continue to disrupt the leadership of the al-Qaeda in Iraq organization and its affiliates,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “Step by step, we work to keep these terrorists from launching brutal attacks on the Iraqi people.”
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/016584.php
May 23, 2007
Jihadists blow up music shop in village of Pakistani interior minister
The jihad proceeds apace in Pakistan, here targeting again the sale of sinful music. “Music shop blown up in Pak minister’s village,” from AFP, with thanks to Jeffrey Imm:
PESHAWAR: Suspected Islamic militants blew up a music shop in a grenade attack on the interior minister’s village in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday.
The shop, which sold local and foreign music, was destroyed in the attack on Monday night in Sherpao village, senior police officer Feroz Shah said.
The village is named after the clan of Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao, who frequently returns to his ancestral home.
Shah said two militants on a bicycle lobbed a hand grenade into the Wahab Music Centre and fled. A police squad on motorcycles chased and arrested one man, while the other escaped.
Posted by Robert at May 23, 2007 01:19 PM