Sunday, November 9, 2008

MNFI Press Release - Nov 9

COALITION REMOVES 8 SUSPECTS FROM TERROR NETWORKS
Two suspected terrorist were captured and six others were detained as Coalition forces continued to systematically dismantle terrorist networks during operations Saturday and Sunday. Forces operating in Baghdad on Saturday captured a suspect who is believed to be a financier for a terrorist group. He and one additional suspect were detained without incident. Coalition forces continued to disrupt AQI networks in Mosul on Saturday. During an operation targeting an alleged foreign terrorist involved in IED operations, forces detained three suspects.

In Tikrit on Sunday, about 25 km north of Baghdad, Coalition forces dealt a blow to terrorist communication networks. There, they captured a suspect who reports suggest is a courier for terrorists in the region. The suspected terrorist surrendered himself to ground forces during the operation, and two men believed to be his associates were detained for further questioning.

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