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COALITION FORCES ROUND UP SPECIAL GROUPS CRIMINALS AROUND IRAQ
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US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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June 5, 2008
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U.S. Third Army Central issued the following news release:
Coalition forces captured an alleged Special Groups leader, and the suspected primary Special Groups weapons smuggler and financier for Al Kut in operations south of Baghdad Thursday.
Acting on intelligence information, Coalition forces conducted a raid on the residence of a suspected Iranian-trained Special Groups leader in al-Mahawil, which lies about 70 km south of Baghdad near Hillah.
Coalition forces entered the suspected outlaw's residence where he surrendered without incident.
In a separate operation near Al Kut, intelligence tips helped Coalition ...