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  • Soldiers Arrest 34 in Northern Iraq Raid

    12/03/2003 6:40:13 AM PST · by TexKat · 26 replies · 220+ views
    AP ^ | 12/03/03 | SLOBODAN LEKIC
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - A massive U.S. raid in a northern Iraq village led to the arrests of 34 people and the confiscation of dozens of guns, the American military said Wednesday. Residents accused soldiers of excessive force. Initial reports said the troops were hunting for Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, a top ally of Saddam Hussein who is considered a key planner of recent attacks. U.S. officials, who have posted a $10 million bounty for al-Douri, suspect he could also be working with the al-Qaida-linked militant group Ansar al-Islam. Although U.S. forces have been searching for al-Douri, "we did not come here...