Iraqi forces arrested several suspects in operations carried out in Anbar and Baghdad provinces Monday (November 14th), security officials said.
According to Col. Nehad al-Abbasi, commander of the Iraqi army's Sixth Division, Fourth Brigade, Security forces arrested the "military commander of al-Qaeda in the northern Baghdad sector", along with two of his aides in an operation conducted by a team of special forces near Shatie al-Taji, 30 kilometres north of Baghdad.
"The force attacked a commercial building in the area based on intelligence, found the suspect named Abu Fahd and two of his aides, and arrested them," al-Abbasi told Al-Shorfa. "Abu Fahd is al-Qaeda's official in the northern sector of the capital. His arrest is a major blow to the terrorists."
Anbar police chief Maj. Gen. Hadi Rizayig Kassar told Al-Shorfa that the police arrested three suspects who he described as a suicide bomber and two gunmen during a house raid near al-Khalidiya, east of Ramadi.
"The Iraqi forces engaged the terrorists before they surrendered," Kassar said. "They included a suicide bomber who is of Arab nationality. Two explosive vests and light weapons were found with them."
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2012-5-4
Today, there are many of the scums of the society, who sold their conscience and who are ready to sell their honor in return for money. This applies to the stupid killers who commit all crimes that target the civilians such as the suicide bombings. Those stupid people are deceived to blow themselves up causing more destruction to our country and people through their suicide terrorist attacks. Therefore, those who commit suicide, carry out suicide attacks, and target the innocents will go to hell forever. This is what God the Almighty told us about the criminals who kill themselves and commit suicide to harm he others. Such people reserved their seat in the hell on the same moment when they committed such desperate crimes that are rejected in Islam, which threatened the killer with torment for the crime that he committed. Such suicide attacker kills themselves and kill others in addition to harming the properties. However, this contradicts all the religions and conventions and it angers God.