Six Terrorists Killed, 13 Suspects Detained in Raids

MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER
Release A070403a

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed six terrorists and captured 13 suspects Tuesday morning during operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq foreign fighter facilitators. During an operation south of Fallujah, Coalition Forces killed six terrorists and detained seven suspects with alleged ties to a foreign fighter facilitation network.

As Coalition Forces began clearing the targeted building, several armed men fled and took up defensive positions along a river. Coalition Forces called in close air support to eliminate the threat. A fixed wing aircraft engaged with precision fires killing seven terrorists. After securing the area, several families stated to Coalition Forces that the armed terrorists showed up in masks and forcefully took over their houses earlier that evening.

A separate raid in Al Qaim, near the Syrian border, resulted in the capture of six suspected foreign fighter facilitators.“Coalition Forces continue to dismantle al-Qaeda in Iraq and foreign fighter networks,” said Multi-National Force – Iraq spokesperson, Lt. Col. Christopher Garver.

“These and other foreign terrorist facilitators are continuously putting innocent Iraqis in harms way.”