Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
RELEASE No. 20070215-04
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
BAGHDAD – Special Iraqi Army Forces detained several suspects during operations Feb. 15 targeting a rogue Jaysh Al-Mahdi cell in Al Mashru, south of As Suwayrah. The operation, conducted with Coalition advisers, targeted a number of rogue JAM involved in running a punishment committee in Al Mashru, sectarian kidnapping and murder of Iraqi civilians as well as the assassination of several Iraqi Policemen. The cell is involved in numerous improvised explosive device attacks as well as small-arms and machine-gun attacks on Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition Forces in the area.
Iraqi Forces entered several locations during operations. Iraqi Forces detained two suspects at one location and were moving to another location when they received small-arms fire from two hostile fighters outside the structure. Iraqi Forces returned fire against the threat, causing the two fighters to surrender. They were detained by Iraqi Forces.
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