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Friday, 08 June 2007 |
MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER
BAGHDAD, Iraq
http://www.mnf-iraq.com
703.270.0320 / 0299
June 9, 2007
Release A070609b
Five terrorists killed, 11 detained in Coalition raids
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed five terrorists and detained 11 suspected terrorists during operations targeting the al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist network in central Iraq Saturday morning.
Coalition Forces tracked a suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq weapons distributor to a building southeast of Fallujah. As they approached the area, five men in the front yard reached for weapons. Responding appropriately to the hostile threat, Coalition Forces engaged the armed men, including the suspected weapons distributor, killing them. Two other suspected terrorists were detained.
During the firefight between Coalition Forces and terrorists outside the target building, a ricochet bullet struck a teenage Iraqi boy. Medics on the scene stabilized the boy, and Coalition Forces transported him to a military hospital for treatment. At the medical facility, Marines donated blood to save the boy’s life.
In two coordinated operations in western Baghdad, Coalition Forces captured a suspected terrorist who was allegedly promoted to replace an al-Qaeda senior leader Coalition Forces detained in an operation May 29. Intelligence reports also indicate the alleged leader has a store of weapons in a mosque. Two other suspected terrorists linked to the leader were also detained in the raids.
Coalition Forces detained five suspected terrorists in a raid north of Taji. Three individuals in the target building were detained for their association with an al-Qaeda in Iraq military leader who allegedly runs a foreign fighter safe house. Two other suspected terrorists were captured in the immediate area.
Coalition Forces detained one suspected terrorist during a pre-dawn operation in Sadr City. As the ground forces left the area, they encountered three improvised explosive devices. Despite large explosions, there were no injuries to Coalition Forces or damage to the vehicles.
“We continue to systematically dismantle the al-Qaeda network, even as it struggles to replace those threats we’ve eliminated,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.
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