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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080321-05
March 21, 2008

Baquba Iraqi Special Weapons and Tactics unit, U.S. Special Forces detain 25 suspects
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO

BALAD, Iraq – The Baquba Iraqi Special Weapons and Tactics unit, advised by U.S. Special Forces, detained 25 suspected insurgents in an operation March 17 near Baquba.

Acting on intelligence reports, Baqubah ISWAT conducted an operation to investigate possible al Qaeda in Iraq prisons which may have held kidnapped civilians.

As part of the operation, six individuals were identified as having ties with AQI with an additional 19 suspects being held for questioning.

A large quantity of Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police equipment was also found at the site, as well as a significant amount of improvised explosive device materials.

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