U.S., Iraq Arrest More Than 100 in Raid ("insurgent neighborhood")

[Barrett808]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces swept Thursday through an insurgent neighborhood in central Baghdad, arresting 104 suspected guerrillas, the Interior Ministry spokesman said.

Nine of those arrested were believed to have fled from Fallujah, where U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major offensive against rebels on Nov. 8.

The raids occurred along Haifa Street, where U.S. troops and insurgents have often clashed, spokesman Sabah Kadhim said.

Those arrested were mostly Iraqis, but included some foreigners, including Syrians and other non-Iraqi Arabs.

Kadhim said the suspects were believed to have carried out "terror operations."

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