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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080803-07
Aug. 3, 2008
ISOF, Ramadi SWAT capture five suspected terrorists in separate operations
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
BALAD, Iraq – Iraqi Security Forces captured five suspected terrorists and detained two others in operations around Iraq July 31- Aug. 2.
On Aug. 2 in Mosul, Iraqi Special Operations Forces arrested three suspected members of Islamic State of Iraq, a front organization for the foreign-led al-Qaeda in Iraq, on a local warrant. The suspected terrorists are said to be part of a low-level intimidation cell that uses ransom from kidnappings to purchase weapons. The suspects are also said to be involved in assassinations, and the transfer and distribution of oil to other ISI in the area. One other suspect was detained during the operation.
In Mosul, ISOF captured a suspected mid-level al-Qaeda in Iraq emir July 31. The suspect is reportedly responsible for improvised explosive device attacks against Iraqi Security Forces and Iraqi citizens from Mosul to Sinjar. He allegedly uses intimidation to instill fear among the local citizens in order to live safely. One other suspect was detained during the operation.
In a separate operation July 31, the Ramadi Special Weapons and Tactics team captured a suspected terrorist believed to be part of a terrorist cell responsible for killing local citizens.
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China: 16 customs officers killed and 16 wounded in an attack in Xinjiang
AFP via translation | August 3, 2008
Posted on August 3, 2008 9:11:11 PM PDT by HAL9000
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ALERT - China: 16 customs officers killed and 16 wounded in an attack in Xinjiang
BEIJING - Sixteen customs officers were killed and sixteen others injured Monday morning when the attack on their post in Xinjiang, Muslim region of northwestern China, according to the China New Agency.