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May 28, 2007
Release A070528a

COALITION RAIDS NET 9 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces detained nine suspected terrorists in operations Monday morning to disrupt the al-Qaeda bombing attack network in Mosul and Anbar province.

Coalition Forces raided several buildings in Mosul while targeting a senior leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq known for coordinating attacks on Iraqi and Coalition Forces and playing a key role in the Mar. 6 Badoush prison breakout.  Two suspected terrorists were detained at the site for their alleged ties to the leader.

Across the city in a synchronized raid, Coalition Forces detained two more suspected terrorists for their involvement with another senior al-Qaeda in Iraq cell leader.  The terrorist cell is known for trafficking arms; attacking infrastructure, Iraqi and Coalition Forces; and orchestrating the construction and employment of vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices.

Information from a successful raid May 26 led Coalition Forces to a target northwest of Haditha, where they searched for a Syrian suspected of facilitating foreign fighters and his Iraqi liaison.  Coalition Forces detained both the Syrian and his contact, and three more suspected terrorists allegedly tied to the foreign fighter network.

“Every operation like this one brings us one step closer toward eliminating al-Qaeda in Iraq and helping the Iraqis develop a country where they can determine their own futures,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.
 
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