Al-Qaeda Continues to be Disrupted
| Sunday, 06 July 2008 | |
Press Release A080706a-243 July 6, 2008 Al-Qaeda bombing and foreign terrorist facilitation networks disrupted in precision operations BAGHDAD – Coalition forces disrupted an al-Qaeda in Iraq bombing cell and captured four suspected terrorists during operations around Iraq Saturday and Sunday. An operation Saturday near Iskandariyah, about 45 kilometers south of Baghdad, targeted a man believed to coordinate suicide car bombings. Coalition forces detained seven suspected terrorists. Four precision operations Sunday targeted wanted men for their alleged ties to al-Qaeda in Iraq. In Sharqat, about 90 kilometers south of Mosul, Coalition forces targeted a weapons facilitator who led a cell of terrorists in the area. When the force arrived to apprehend him, the terrorist refused to comply with their instructions to surrender. Perceiving hostile intent, Coalition forces engaged the terrorist, killing him. Coalition forces nabbed a wanted man suspected of facilitating the movement of foreign terrorists into Iraq during an operation in Husaybah, near the Iraq-Syria border. Another wanted man is in Coalition forces’ custody after his alleged AQI associates provided information that led to an operation in Bayji, about 160 kilometers south of Mosul. The man is also suspected of helping foreign terrorists travel into the Tigris River Valley to conduct attacks. In Baghdad, Coalition forces captured a suspect assessed to be involved with bomb distribution and placement. He is also believed to be tied to several regional AQI networks. |