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June 5, 2006
Release A060605a

Iraqi force raid nets 2 cell leaders, kills insurgent financier

BALAD, Iraq – Iraqi forces conducted precision, near simultaneous raids on four separate targets in Baghdad early on June 1, killing an insurgent financier and capturing two cell leaders.

The Iraqi Army forces, assisted by Coalition force advisers, raided four targets in central Baghdad and killed a financier responsible for bankrolling insurgent activities in at least three of the city's districts.

Iraqi forces also captured two cell leaders responsible for attacks in at least two Baghdad districts - al Ghazaliyah and al Doura. One of the leaders also belonged to a kidnapping and assassination cell in the Doura region, and both were al-Qaida-trained operatives who fought against U.S. forces in Afghanistan in the past.

One other individual, associated with the two cell leaders, was also captured during the raid.

Iraqi forces confiscated several weapons including nine AK-47 assault rifles, four pistols, one shotgun and four grenades.

No Iraqi or Coalition forces were killed or wounded during this operation.

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