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July 23, 2007
Release A070723b

12 al-Qaeda terrorist facilitators captured

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces captured 12 suspected terrorists during operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq foreign terrorists and their logistics networks around Iraq Monday.

In Mosul, Coalition Forces captured an alleged terrorist safe house owner and operator.  He and two other individuals were detained for their suspected involvement facilitating the movement of foreign terrorists into and around Iraq for al-Qaeda operations.

Coalition Forces captured another suspected safe house operator south of Baghdad, who is also believed to be a senior al-Qaeda in Iraq adviser.  He and two others were detained for their alleged foreign terrorist facilitation and involvement with al-Qaeda in Iraq.

A raid in Yusifiyah netted another suspected foreign terrorist facilitator and two of his associates.  Coalition Forces detained them for allegedly supplying foreign terrorist operatives to an al-Qaeda in Iraq cell.

During a raid in Tarmiyah, Coalition Forces captured an individual they targeted for his association to an al-Qaeda in Iraq meeting July 11.  Three suspected terrorists, including the targeted individual, were detained for their alleged efforts to arrange meetings between al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders.

“Foreign terrorists who come to Iraq to support al-Qaeda will find no safe haven to operate from,” said Maj. Marc Young, an MNF-I spokesperson.  “We will not tolerate terrorists’ indiscriminate attacks against innocent Iraqis.”
 
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