English | العربية
 
Home arrow News arrow Press Releases arrow One terrorist killed, two detained in Balad raid
One terrorist killed, two detained in Balad raid Print E-mail
Thursday, 23 November 2006

MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER

BAGHDAD, Iraq
http://www.mnf-iraq.com
703.270.0320
/ 0299Nov. 23, 2006

Release A061123a

ONE TERRORIST KILLED, TWO DETAINED IN BALAD RAID

BALAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed a terrorist and detained two suspected terrorists Wednesday evening during a raid in Balad.

The raid targeted an individual associated with a suspected senior leader of the Iraqi al-Qaida network.

As Coalition Forces approached the target area, they engaged and killed an armed terrorist.  Coalition Forces continued their mission and detained two suspected terrorists armed with weapons and ammunition.

Coalition Forces will continue to conduct raids of this type to disrupt al-Qaida’s ability to continue operations in the Balad area and across Iraq. 

-30- FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER at: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .     
 
< Prev   Next >