Multi-National Corps – Iraq

Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory

APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

RELEASE No. 20080215-12

February 15, 2008

ISOF, SOF detain criminal in Baghdad

Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO

BALAD, Iraq – Iraqi Security Forces, with U.S. Special Forces advising, detained a suspected member of a criminal gang Feb. 12 in a Baghdad raid. 

The suspect is believed to belong to a criminal organization responsible for improvised explosive device and explosively formed projectile attacks against Iraqi and Coalition Forces. Reports indicate, the suspect is responsible for obtaining IEDs, EFPs, and rockets to be used in criminal attacks. Intelligence reports further indicate the criminal gang is responsible for kidnapping, torturing and murdering Iraqi citizens. 

No Iraqi or U.S. Forces were injured during this operation.

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