15 Terrorists Killed, Seven Suspected Terrorists Detained

BAGHDAD – Coalition Forces killed 15 terrorists and detained seven more individuals suspected of kidnapping, facilitating foreign fighters and working with the al Qaeda in Iraq network Sunday.

Coalition Forces conducted air strikes on a known al Qaeda meeting location south of Baghdad that killed fifteen terrorists. Later in the operation, ground forces killed three terrorists loading a vehicle carrying an anti-aircraft weapon.

The raid also uncovered several weapons caches and a second anti-aircraft machine gun.

Northwest of Taji, Coalition Forces detained an individual suspected of ties to kidnapping operations and al Qaeda in Iraq.

“Fifteen dangerous terrorists are no longer a threat to the Iraqi people or the security of the country,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “Coalition Forces will continue to pursue terrorists wherever they may hide.”