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Press Release A080911b-314
September 11, 2008
Iraqi, Coalition operations undermine al-Qaeda organization (Baghdad)
BAGHDAD – Coalition forces captured five wanted men and 13 of their alleged associates Wednesday and Thursday while targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq in central and northern parts of the country.
Two operations in Bayji, about 160 km south of Mosul, struck the AQI foreign terrorist facilitation network, beginning with two suspects detained Wednesday. One is an alleged weapons dealer, also believed to help foreign terrorists move into and through Diyala province. Intelligence reports indicate many terrorist elements in Diyala have moved into the Tigris River Valley to avoid Iraqi and Coalition operations there.
A Thursday operation in Bayji netted four suspected terrorists, including a wanted man assessed to facilitate the movement of foreign terrorists locally. The wanted man is reportedly part of a bombing network there known for targeting Iraqi and Coalition forces.
In Baghdad, Coalition forces captured a man assessed to be an AQI cell leader in the Abu Ghraib area, about 25 km west of the city. The man, who was detained Thursday with four other suspects, has allegedly taken part in bombing attacks against Coalition forces.
An alleged well-established AQI leader with suspected ties to other extremist groups across Iraq was captured Thursday near Tarmiyah, about 40 km north of Baghdad. Coalition forces detained one additional suspect.
Using information from an operation June 30, Coalition forces northwest of Mosul captured a suspected longtime member of the AQI propaganda network Thursday. He reportedly stepped up to lead the group recently after it sustained significant leadership and membership losses in Coalition operations over the last several months.
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