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Press Release A080819a-087
August 19, 2008

Special Groups suspect turns informant after capture north of Baghdad

BAGHDAD – A Special Groups suspect turned into an informer Tuesday morning during operations in Qasarin, about 30 km north of Baghdad in Diyala Province.

Coalition forces were in pursuit of a suspected Special Groups criminal, affiliated with the “Asaib al Haq” criminal ring. “Asaib al Haq,” is the name of the Shi’ite group which broke away from Muqtada al Sadr’s militia. According to information provided by suspects already in custody, the suspect was attempting to restart “Asaib al Haq” in the Qasarin area in Diyala Province. In addition, the wanted man is suspected of being the weapons and finance facilitator for “Asaib al Haq” in that area.

Coalition forces entered the wanted man’s residence where his family identified him as the suspected criminal. In addition, forces detained two other suspects at that location. During questioning, the captured man told forces a senior “Asaib al Haq” criminal in Qasarin also lived in the neighborhood.

The captured suspect then took Coalition forces to the additional house, where the suspected “Asaib al Haq” operations officer was captured without incident.

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