COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER
Release Number: 07-01-02PA
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces captured 21 suspected terrorists including a senior al-Qaida in Iraq courier, an improvised explosives devices cell leader and a foreign fighter facilitator during operations Sunday morning around Iraq. In Baghdad, Coalition Forces captured three individuals with ties to senior al-Qaida in Iraq leadership.
During operations in Karmah, Coalition Forces captured 11 suspected terrorists including a high-level al-Qaida courier who is a known associate of multiple senior al-Qaida in Iraq personnel. He is also known for facilitating the movement of multiple senior al-Qaida personnel in the region. Three suspected terrorists were detained in Ramadi, including the leader of an IED producing and emplacement cell.
In Bayji, four suspects were detained with ties to foreign fighter facilitation.
Coalition and Iraqi Forces are working diligently to eliminate al-Qaida in Iraq and foreign terrorists who are trying to hijack the development and building of a new stable and peaceful Iraq.
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