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Press Release A080829a-300
August 29, 2008
Al-Qaeda network in Hamrin Mountains decimated
BAGHDAD – Coalition forces detained eight suspected terrorists Thursday and Friday as they continued to run down the al-Qaeda in Iraq network, especially in the Hamrin Mountains region, where they detained four wanted men.
One of the wanted men, captured Thursday near Qara Tappa with one alleged associate, is assessed to be a senior advisor for AQI operations around the Hamrin Mountains. Three other wanted men in the region were captured in a Friday operation with one additional suspect. One of the wanted men allegedly operates an attack cell that also provides security for terrorist operations. Two others are reportedly involved in smuggling, attacks on Coalition forces and facilitating female suicide bombers, who have repeatedly attacked Iraqi civilians.
South of Baghdad near Mahmudiyah, a man already in Coalition custody turned in an alleged associate of a senior AQI leader Friday. The alleged associate and one other suspected terrorist were detained in the operation.
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This information is current as of today, Fri Aug 29 2008 04:27:40 GMT-0700 (PDT).
Mexico
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12 decapitated bodies found in Mexico
news.yahoo.com ^ | Fri Aug 29, 1:35 AM ET | AFP
Posted on August 29, 2008 4:07:59 AM PDT by VU4G10
MERIDA, Mexico (AFP) - Twelve decapitated bodies bearing signs of torture were found Thursday in eastern Mexico, authorities said, adding that they were still looking for the heads. Eleven headless male bodies were found piled on top of each other and covered with blankets in a suburb of the city of Merida, the capital of Yucatan state. Some of the cadavers also had their legs tied, an AFP photographer saw. One was completely naked, while others wore denim clothing. Some of the murdered men had tattooed arms. A twelfth body was found in a town called Buctzotz, 70 kilometers (45 miles) northeast of Merida. Its head is also missing.
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Bush urged to block Mexican military Agents cite rash of incursions
Washington Times ^ | Thursday, August 28, 2008 | Jerry Seper
Posted on August 28, 2008 1:07:47 PM PDT by ckilmer
The U.S. Border Patrol’s largest union local has asked President Bush to put an end to the scores of Mexican military incursions into the United States that have put Border Patrol agents at risk of being injured or killed. “It is disgraceful that Border Patrol agents are put in harm’s way and our government doesn’t do everything reasonably within its power to protect us from marauding Mexican soldiers and others,” said Edward “Bud” Tuffly II, head of Local 2544 of the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) in Tucson. “Without a forceful response to these illegal incursions, an agent will eventually be seriously wounded or killed. It is only a matter of time,” Mr. Tuffly said. “The incursions will not stop until the Mexican military units and their commanders are held accountable for their actions.” In a letter Saturday to Mr. Bush, Mr. Tuffly asked the president to “take a strong stand against” Mexican military incursions.
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