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Article: COALITION FORCES TARGET AN AL-QAEDA FACILITATOR; ONE DETAINED
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- December 3, 2007
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U.S. Third Army Central issued the following news release:
Coalition forces detained one suspected terrorist during an operation to disrupt al-Qaeda in Iraq south of Tarmiyah today.
Coalition forces targeted an alleged associate of al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders involved in terrorist operations in the city. The targeted individual is believed to also be responsible for logistics for Baghdad-based terrorist leadership. When Coalition forces approached the target, they called for the individual to step out of the vehicle. The suspect complied and was subsequently detained.
As the ground force began to clear the target area, a separate vehicle approached their position. Coalition forces ...