Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070623-05
June 23, 2007

Iraqi Special Operations Forces detain insurgent leader in Sadr City
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Special Operations Forces conducted an early morning operation June 22 and detained a key rogue Jaysh al-Mahdi insurgent leader in Sadr City.
 
The key insurgent leader is allegedly responsible for coordinating and conducting kidnappings, death squad killings and improvised explosive device attacks against innocent civilians and Iraqi and Coalition Forces. He is also suspected of smuggling weapons into Iraq.
 
With Coalition Forces present as advisers, Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained their primary suspect without incident.
  
No Iraqi or Coalition Forces members were injured during the operation.

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