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Press Release A081123a-120
November 23, 2008

Coalition forces continue to target Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq criminals (Baghdad)

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces struck another blow to the Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq network early Sunday morning with the capture of eight suspected network criminals in Baghdad.

Acting on intelligence information, Coalition forces targeted alleged Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq criminals in two separate operations.

During the first operation, Coalition forces apprehended three suspected criminals without incident in the Adhamiyah district.  Five additional alleged Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq members were apprehended by Coalition forces at a second location in New Baghdad. 

Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq is assessed to have engaged in numerous Explosively Formed Penetrator and Improvised Explosive Device attacks, as well as kidnappings, sectarian killings, and other heinous crimes that threaten Iraq’s future.  Iraqi and Coalition forces are working together to prevent terrorists and criminals from endangering the Iraqi people. 

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