MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
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BAGHDAD, Iraq
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July 10, 2006
Release A060710b

Coalition forces detain targeted terrorist July 10

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces detained a terrorist they were targeting and four other adult males during a raid in the vicinity of Baqubah early July 10.

Troops received fire as they moved toward the target area. The incoming fire immediately ceased as the ground force returned fire. Upon arrival to the target, the troops discovered three wounded individuals.

One of the wounded was the targeted individual and two of the wounded were Iraqi civilians; one woman and one child. The troops immediately provided medical attention on site and evacuated all three to a nearby military medical center for treatment.

The four additional adult males were detained without incident when the assault force secured the target building.

The raid was targeting associates of a terrorist network with links to multiple senior al-Qaida leaders throughout the region, including a senior al-Qaida cell leader throughout central Iraq, north of Baghdad, with extensive links to foreign terrorists. He was detained along with three suspected terrorists during coordinated raids southwest of Baqubah June 19.

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