3 killed, 8 arrested throughout Iraq- MNF

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Three suspected “terrorists” were killed and 14 suspects were detained during search raids in different parts of Iraq, the Multi-National Force (MNF) said in a statement on Wednesday. “Coalition forces captured one wanted man Tuesday in Bayji, 160 km south of Mosul. The suspected terrorist is believed to be an AQI cell leader in the city,” read an MNF statement received by IraqiNews.com. “Also Tuesday near Abu Mariyah, 40 km north of Mosul, Coalition forces detained one suspect believed to have connections to a suspected AQI foreign terrorist facilitator. “Forces continued targeting AQI leadership early Wednesday. A wanted man assessed to be an AQI military leader was captured by Coalition forces in Mosul,” the statement noted. “AQI’s foreign terrorist facilitation networks in northern Iraq were further disrupted by forces during two operations Wednesday. One terrorist was killed during an operation targeting a wanted man believed to smuggle foreign terrorists into Mosul and throughout Iraq. After the assault force detained one terrorist, the man broke his restraints and attacked a member of the assault force. Perceiving hostile intent, forces engaged and killed the man. Two additional suspects were detained without further incident,” it added. “A wanted man who reportedly has connections to AQI foreign terrorist facilitators was captured Wednesday in Talbah, 14 km northeast of Mosul. Three suspects assessed to be associates of the man were also detained for additional questioning. “Two terrorists believed to be linked to Sumarra AQI leaders were killed during an operation early Wednesday near Tikrit, 160 km north of Baghdad. When the assault force entered a building believed to be the location of a wanted terrorist operative, two men grabbed AK-47s and attempted to engage forces. Acting in self-defense, the assault force engaged and killed the two armed terrorists. In addition to the two rifles, forces found multiple grenades and magazines in the house. Two suspects were detained during the operation,” according to the statement. “Two suspects assessed to be associates of a regional AQI leader were detained near Ramadi, 115 km northwest of Baghdad. In Baghdad Wednesday, forces detained one individual believed to have ties to an AQI weapons facilitator and car bomb operative,” the statement concluded. SS (S) 1