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March 20, 2007
Release A070320a

COALITION FORCES DETAIN NINE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS IN RAIDS

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces detained nine suspected terrorists Tuesday during raids targeting the al-Qaeda in Iraq network.

In Mosul, seven suspected terrorists were detained with alleged ties to al-Qaeda in Iraq and attacks against Coalition Forces and the Iraqi police.  One of the detainees reportedly procures chemicals for the production of improvised explosive devices.

In another raid southwest of Abu Ghurayb, Coalition Forces netted two suspected terrorists allegedly involved in moving foreign terrorists into Iraq.

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