Iraqi Army Soldiers, U.S. Special Forces Conduct Combined Operation in Makhiat

Wednesday, 02 April 2008

Iraqi soldiers with the 2nd Iraqi Army Division clear a building during a combined operation with U.S. Special Forces near Mosul, Iraq March 29. U.S. Army photo.

Iraqi soldiers with the 2nd Iraqi Army Division clear a building during a combined operation with U.S. Special Forces near Mosul, Iraq March 29. U.S. Army photo.

  BAGHDAD — In the village of Makhiat, near Mosul, 2nd Iraqi Army Division Soldiers, advised by U.S. Special Forces, detained four suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists.These AQI are suspected of violent acts against civilians, Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition forces including kidnapping, torture and murder of innocent Iraqi civilians. They are also suspected of suicide and improvised explosive attacks against Iraqi and Coalition forces as well as video recording violent attacks for AQI propaganda.

Five other suspects are being detained for questioning.

(Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO)

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