Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070804-04
August 4, 2007

Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces capture six in Mosul
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO

TAJI – Iraqi Security forces detained six suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq operatives during an early-morning raid in eastern Mosul August 1.
 
Three of the detainees are believed to be responsible for small-arms fire, improvised explosive device and vehicle-borne IED attacks against U.S. and Iraqi Security Forces.
 
With U.S. Special Forces as advisors more than 200 security forces simultaneously raided multiple targets in the surprise attack against the suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist leaders.
 
In addition to the detainees, the following items were seized: an AK-47 assault rifle, three AK-47 magazines, 31 cell phones, passports, film, passport photos, multiple forged Iraqi National Identification cards, a computer, miscellaneous photos and documents, IED initiation systems and multiple electronic schematics.
 
No Iraqi or U.S. Forces were injured during the operation.

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