Raids target al-Qaida in Iraq

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Raids target al-Qaida in Iraq
By Christopher Torchia - The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Sep 22, 2008 5:49:16 EDT

BAGHDAD — U.S.-led forces arrested 25 people during operations against al-Qaida in Iraq this weekend, the American military said Sunday. Suicide bombers struck police targets in northern Iraq, killing at least five people and injuring dozens in the latest sign that extremists, though weakened, are still capable of devastating attacks.

The U.S. military said those detained included alleged members of car bomb cells and financial networks.

A suspect who allegedly assisted in the movement of suicide bombers from Iran to Iraq also was captured in the northern city of Mosul, the military said.

He also had connections to a senior al-Qaida leader in the region and was suspected of funneling financial aid between Iraq and neighboring countries, the statement said.

Most of the suspects were detained in Baghdad and the northern cities of Mosul and Kirkuk, which remain volatile despite improvements in security in many parts of the country.


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