Special Groups Leader Captured in Baghdad

Coalition forces captured a suspected senior Special Groups leader responsible for smuggling and storing weapons used in attacks against Coalition forces and detained another suspected criminal during operations late Sunday near Baghdad:

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces captured a suspected senior Special Groups leader and detained another suspected criminal during operations late Sunday near Baghdad, in the Adhamiyah area.

The targeted individual was reportedly responsible for smuggling and storing weapons used in attacks against Coalition forces, and supported Special Groups criminal elements through funding and training. The suspected criminal was also reportedly an associate of several other senior-level Special Groups members from Diyala to Baghdad who were involved in attacks on Coalition forces.

“We will continue to pursue criminal elements who fail to honor Muqtada al-Sadr’s pledge for peace and we commend those who honor it,” said Maj. Winfield Danielson,
MNF-I spokesman. “The groundswell of citizens who have courageously decided to oppose these terrorist elements are vital for improved security in Iraq.”

The article doesn't say it, but the implication is surely there, this terrroist was given up by citizens tired of the killing and chaos. Even the NYT has finally noticed that the tide has turnned, when will the Democratic leadership in Congress?