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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
RELEASE No. 20080920-02
Sept. 20, 2008

Suspected IED cell leader detained
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD – A suspected improvised explosive device cell leader and his brother were taken into custody Sept. 18.

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, detained the suspect at approximately 11 p.m. north of Taji. 

The individual is an alleged IED cell leader in the al Abayachi area and suspected of orchestrating an Aug. 10 suicide-belt improvised-explosive device attack in Tarmiyah, as well as multiple small-arms attacks.  The suspect is also alleged to have secured weapons for use against Iraqi Security and Coalition forces.

“These two are suspected to be an integral part of an elaborate improvised-explosive device group. Having them off the streets provides an immediate security win," said Maj. Jim Craig, operations officer for 2nd SBCT, 25th Inf. Div. “Sons of Iraq turned these two over to Coalition forces in an effort to remove known criminals from their area. With actions like this, the Sons of Iraq continue to prove their value to their neighborhoods and to the country. ”

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