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Coalition targets al-Qaeda in Baghdad and northern belts: 4 killed, 10 detained |
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Saturday, 01 September 2007 |
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MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
PRESS DESK
BAGHDAD, Iraq
http://www.mnf-iraq.com
703.343.8790
Sept. 1, 2007
Release A070901b Coalition targets al-Qaeda in Baghdad and northern belts: 4 killed, 10 detained
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces killed four terrorists and detained 10 suspected terrorists during operations Friday and Saturday targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq in Baghdad and the northern belts around the city.
Coalition forces killed two terrorists, including a member of a group that enforces rules of an illegal terrorist court system in Tarmiyah, during a raid Saturday. When the assault force approached the target buildings, they called for the occupants to come out. Coalition forces observed two men in a nearby grove of trees reach for weapons and responded in self-defense, engaging and killing the two armed men. Five suspected terrorists believed to be associated with the illegal court system were detained.
In Baghdad Saturday, Coalition forces captured the alleged al-Qaeda in Iraq security emir of the Rusafa neighborhood and detained four additional suspected terrorists. The alleged security emir is believed to be involved in kidnapping and car-bombing operations.
Coalition forces conducted a precision raid west of Tarmiyah Friday, targeting associates of the al-Qaeda in Iraq emir of the northern belts around Baghdad. Coalition forces followed a vehicle containing two suspected terrorists and attempted to get the driver to stop. The driver refused to comply with Coalition forces and the assault force escalated their level of force, firing on the vehicle to stop it. Both the driver and the passenger were killed in the operation.
“Al-Qaeda in Iraq’s leaders try to hide, but we remain on the offensive to root them out,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesman. "Like the individuals captured and killed during these operations, we will continue to capture or kill them."
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