Saturday, September 3
WEAPONS CACHE DESTROYED, TERROR SUSPECTS NABBED NEAR AL-AMIRIYAH
| September 3, 2005 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Multi-National Forces, acting on multiple intelligence sources and tips from concerned citizens, raided a suspected terrorist location East of Al-Amiriyah, capturing several terror suspects and destroying a weapons cache on Sept. 2. During the raid, 12 suspected terrorists were detained. These terrorists are suspected of transporting and emplacing improvised explosive devices, and coordinating ambushes with small arms and crew-served weapons against Iraqi Security and Coalition Forces. Multi-National Forces also discovered three vehicles loaded with weapons at the same location. They destroyed the weapons and vehicles. Secondary explosions caused a house fire at the location in which detainees had been held. The house sustained some fire damage fore the fire was extinguished. No civilians were reported injured. |
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