MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
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Release A070415b
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqi and Coalition Forces killed five terrorists and detained two suspected terrorists during an operation early Saturday morning in Basrah targeting rogue Jaysh al Mahdi elements. During the raid, Iraqi and Coalition Forces began receiving enemy small arms fire. Ground forces returned fire killing five terrorists.
Ground forces also discovered three men running electric wire used to detonate improvised explosive devices across a road. The three men fled as ground forces approached.
"As the Iraqi Prime Minister has repeatedly stated, militias that do not adopt to the rule of law have no place in Iraq's future," said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, a spokesperson for MNF-I. "Those who use terror as a weapon against the Iraqi people will be targeted and eliminated."
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