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March 31, 2007
Release A070331b

COALITION FORCES CAPTURE 16 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces captured 16 suspected terrorists during operations Friday evening and Saturday.

During an operation Friday evening in Arab Jabour, Coalition Forces detained one suspected terrorist and destroyed a weapons cache found in the man’s vehicle.  The weapons consisted of a DShK anti-aircraft machinegun and several small-arms weapons.

Overnight in Mosul, Coalition Forces detained six suspects with alleged involvement in the distribution of improvised explosive device-making material.  Four other suspects were detained with alleged ties to al-Qaeda in Iraq operations.

On Saturday, south of Fallujah, Coalition Forces captured five suspects with reported links to foreign fighter facilitation and terrorist financing operations.
 
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