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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080808-01
Aug. 8, 2008

ISF detain six suspected terrorists, nine others in northern Iraq (Balad)
Multi-National Corps – Iraq

BALAD, Iraq – Iraqi Security Forces detained six suspected terrorists and nine others during separate operations in northern Iraq Aug. 2 – 5.
 
The 3rd Iraqi Army Division detained a suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq improvised explosive device cell leader near Sinjar Aug. 5. The suspected terrorist, allegedly an emir of IED operations in Mosul, reportedly came to the area to elude capture in Mosul.
 
In an operation in Mosul Aug. 5, Mosul Special Weapons and Tactics team detained a suspected member of the Islamic State of Iraq, a front organization for the foreign-led AQI, and five others. Mosul SWAT conducted the operation to clear a riverbank of safe houses used by ISI/AQI to store weapons and to traffic men, weapons and equipment across the river. 
 
The 2nd Iraqi Army Division detained four suspected ISI/AQI members in al- Hawd, approximately 55 kilometers south of Mosul Aug. 4. The suspects are reportedly involved with IED cells in the area. One of the suspects is said to be a key terrorist facilitator and recruiter in the Tigris River Valley. Two of the other suspects are allegedly IED emplacers in the Tigris River Valley. The Iraqi Army also detained another suspect during the operation.

In al-Karama Aug. 3, the 2nd IA Division detained a suspected member of an IED cell who is believed to manufacture and emplace IEDs and home-made explosives. The individual  allegedly is part of an ISI/AQI cell and was an IED facilitator in the al-Karama neighborhood.

In Ninewa Province Aug. 2, Tal Afar Special Weapons and Tactics team detained two suspected ISI/AQI cell members believed to be facilitating terrorists. One of the suspects tested positive for TNT residue on his hands.

-30-

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR FOR HIGH-RES PHOTOS, CONTACT THE MULTI-NATIONAL CORPS – IRAQ PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE BY E-MAIL AT: 
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it