British and Danish troops successfully detained a number of suspected rogue militants in Al Qurnah, 70 km north of Basra, Iraq, on Friday 23 March 2007.The search and arrest operation, known as Operation PYTHON 2 involved 450 British and Danish troops. The Operation was based on information which suggested that a number of senior figures and members of a rogue militia, involved in attacks against coalition troops, could be found in that location.
The number of suspected rogue militants detained included one individual suspected of involvement in coordinating attacks across Iraq.
(PHOTO: A British soldier surveys the area during the Night-time Strike Operation PYTHON 2, in Al Qurnah, Southern Iraq on 23 March 2007 [Cpl Andy Benson (RAF)] )
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