Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070723-24
July 23, 2007

IA, U.S. Special Forces detain alleged terrorist finance chief in Ninewa Province
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO

TAJI, Iraq – Elements of the 2nd Iraqi Army Division, with U.S. Special Forces as advisors, detained a high level financier of an Al Qaeda affiliated group in the Nimrud District of east Ninewa Province during an intelligence driven operation July 22.
 
The targeted individual is alleged to be responsible for financing numerous attacks against innocent Iraqis and Coalition Forces.  Those attacks include the May 2006 kidnapping of a Mosul food supply director, a March 2007 IED attack in Kanash Village, and the October 2006 and December 2006 IED and small arms attacks against two Coalition bases.
 
Iraqi Forces seized $20,000 worth of Iraqi currency and assorted documents and computer equipment during the operation.
 
No Iraqi or Coalition Forces were injured during the operation.

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