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November 28, 2004
U.S. Seizes Nine Insurgent Suspects South of Baghdad
Topics: Middle East News and PerspectivesNEAR LATIFIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. and Iraqi forces seized nine suspected insurgents in overnight raids on the lawless town of Latifiya, south of Baghdad, U.S. officers said on Saturday.
It was the latest in a series of operations code-named
Operation Plymouth Rock, launched four days ago by U.S. Marines
in a cluster of towns along the Euphrates river that have
become popularly known as the "triangle of death."
A further arrest was made further north, officers said.
Iraqi police commandos from the nearby city of Hilla formed the bulk of the 200-strong force in six raids in Latifiya coordinated by the Marines, Captain Tad Douglas told reporters at the headquarters of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
"We got nine detainees," Douglas said after returning from the mission at Latifiya, 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad. A seized computer would also be analyzed by intelligence officers. Read More...
Posted by Hyscience at November 28, 2004 2:58 AM
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