Iraq
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Iraqi Security Forces arrested a wanted Baghdad explosives-cell member and a suspected accomplice yesterday during a combined security operation in a rural area south of Baghdad.
Preliminary questioning and evidence collected at the scene led forces to identify and arrest the wanted man and a suspected accomplice.
In operations Jan. 30:
-- In western Baghdad, ISF and U.S. advisors searched a home for a suspected AQI cell member linked to the transportation of money and explosives for the terrorist organization into Abu Ghraib. Based on the results of preliminary questioning and evidence discovered at the scene, forces identified and arrested the wanted man and three suspected accomplices.
-- ISF and U.S. advisors searched several buildings northwest of Baghdad for a suspected AQI member who assists in transporting explosives into the area. After examining evidence collected at the scene, forces identified and arrested the wanted man and four suspected criminal accomplices.
-- Iraq's 3rd Emergency Response Unit and U.S. advisors searched a building northwest of Baghdad for a suspected AQI member involved in coordinating bombing attacks. Preliminary interviews and evidence collected in the building led Iraqi Police to arrest four suspected criminal associates of the warranted man.
-- ISF and U.S. advisors searched two homes in northwestern Mosul for a suspected AQI member who purchases and plants bombs within the region. During the operation, a suspect lunged for and attempted to wrestle away a security member's firearm. Perceiving a threat to the safety of those in the room, another security team member shot the suspect. A medical technician attached to the security team was immediately called in to treat the injured man, who died at the scene. Based on the evidence gathered at the scene, forces arrested four suspected associates of the wanted man.
In operations Jan. 29:
-- ISF with U.S. advisors intercepted bomb-making materials in Diyala province. Intelligence reports indicate AQI planned to use the cache to build a car bomb. The Iraqi forces air assaulted into the area and quickly secured the material. Six 80-pound bags of a fertilizer-based explosive, two five-gallon cans of homemade explosives, and one grenade were seized during the operation.
-- ISF with U.S. advisors arrested a suspected terrorist cell leader in Salah ad-Din province. An Iraqi court issued the warrant for the arrest of the cell leader, who is thought to have ties to AQI. ISF believe the man is responsible for a smuggling operation and trafficking foreign fighters into Iraq. He is also accused of creating propaganda products.
February 02, 2010: Written by the Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs
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