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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070820-06
August 20, 2007

Iraqi Forces, U.S. Special Forces Battle Insurgents, Kill 8 Terrorists
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Forces, with U.S. Special Forces as advisers, detained 17 rogue Jaysh al-Mahdi militia members during two intelligence driven operations Aug. 19 in the Baghdad area.
 
During the first operation, Iraqi Special Forces detained 6 members of the splinter JAM militia cell in southwestern Baghdad.  As the forces proceeded to the target location, enemy forces engaged them with small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades. Iraqi forces returned with proportional fire, killing eight insurgents.  No civilians were injured during the operation.
 
The suspected terrorist cell primarily conducts extra-judicial killings in southwestern Baghdad.  Additionally, some of the members are alleged to emplace and detonate improvised explosive devices.
 
In the second operation, the 6th Iraqi Army Scout Platoon detained 11 members of a rogue JAM cell in northwestern Baghdad.  This separate terrorist cell is notorious for attacks against Coalition Forces using improvised explosive devices and is believed to conduct extra-judicial killings in the Atafiya area. 
 
Forces confiscated six AK-47s with five loaded magazines, one pistol with three loaded magazines, four computers, two radios, multiple cell phones and other documents.

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