Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22138&Itemid=21
Press Release A080904a-307
September 4, 2008
Bombing cells targeted, depleted (Baghdad)
BAGHDAD – Coalition forces killed one terrorist and detained 15 suspects during operations Thursday targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq bombing cells and their supporting networks in Baghdad and the Tigris River Valley.
A suspected car-bombing cell leader and three alleged associates are in Coalition custody after an operation in Baghdad. The alleged leader is reportedly involved in procurement of bombing components, construction of bombs and distribution to the cell, which has been known to attack Iraqi civilians in north Baghdad. He is also believed to have contact with terrorists around Iraq and internationally.
During the operation, a surveillance team observed an armed terrorist attempt to sneak behind the target building. Coalition forces called for him to surrender and fired warning shots, but the gunman refused to comply. Perceiving hostile intent, Coalition forces engaged and killed him.
Several operations in Tikrit targeted AQI cells operating in the Tigris River Valley and netted 10 suspected terrorists, including two wanted men. One of the wanted men is assessed to be a senior terrorist leader in the area, and the other wanted man allegedly operates a bombing cell under his direction.
Also in the Tigris River Valley, Coalition forces in Sharqat, about 90 km south of Mosul, detained a suspected AQI liaison. The man reportedly specializes in transporting false documents for terrorists.
“Al-Qaeda operatives cannot hide – Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition forces are tracking them down and taking these terrorists off the streets,” said Maj. John C. Hall, MNF-I spokesman.
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UPDATE:
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/022526.php
(ADNKRONOS INTERNATIONAL)
September 4, 2008
“Morocco: Jihadist cell planned to attack U.N. peacekeepers in Western Sahara”
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Previously...
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/022461.php
(BBC NEWS)
August 29, 2008
“Morocco: Authorities break up jihadist network calling itself ‘Conquest of Andalusia’”