U.S. troops detain 23 suspects in Iraq

[maddezmom]

BAGHDAD, Iraq --U.S. troops detained 23 people suspected of ties to senior al-Qaida leaders in raids Wednesday morning in western Iraq, the military said.

The raids took place in Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's volatile western Anbar province.

three of the suspects detonated an improvised explosive device, then ran into a house. American troops shot one of the suspects, wounding him as he tried to flee, the military said in a statement.

link: http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2007/01/03/us_troops_detain_23_suspects_in_iraq/

[Eugene]

1. Every insurgent is an al-Qaeda #3 guy, it seems.

The writers of the MNF-Iraq report, ONE TERRORIST WOUNDED, 22 OTHERS DETAINED IN RAMADI,
use the word "terrorist" without fail in every sentence.

[maddezmom]

2. a handgun and a grenade

One of those detained was shot and wounded after he tried to escape with a handgun and a grenade, a U.S. statement said.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PAR334258.htm

must be tied to Al Qaeda :eyes: