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Press Release A080223b
February 23, 2008

Anti-Coalition forces operative captured; one additional suspect detained

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces captured a suspected Special Groups militia operative and detained one other suspect late yesterday during operations to disrupt criminal networks in Baghdad.
 
The targeted individual reportedly aided in Special Groups criminal militia attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces as an intelligence operative. Reports also indicate he was an associate of several senior-level criminal element leaders involved in attacks on Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition forces.

Intelligence led the ground force to the target area where they captured the wanted individual and another suspect without incident. Coalition forces also discovered a machine gun and multiple ammunition magazines.

Iraqi Police facilitated the operation by directing citizens away from the target area during the assault. Additionally, local Iraqi citizens in the target area assisted Coalition forces in gathering key information on the wanted individual. 

“The Iraqi Police and local Iraqi citizens were critical to the success of this operation,” said Navy Capt. Vic Beck, MNF-I spokesman. “Iraqi and Coalition forces will continue to apply pressure on the criminal networks that dishonor al-Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr’s newly-extended cease fire pledge.”

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