DIYALA, Iraq – Coalition forces detained two individuals suspected of being members of Al Qaeda in Iraq’s Diyala province Nov. 28.
The two men were detained while Coalition forces were conducting a routine combat patrol through the local community of Sahker and positively identified the men as suspected AQI members.
Custody of the men was later remanded over to local Iraqi Police for detention and subsequent investigation. “This capture marks a definitive victory in the ongoing fight against Al Qaeda in Iraq,” said 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division spokesman, Maj. Chris Hyde.
“Coalition forces will continue to assist provincial Iraqi Security Forces as they hunt down, apprehend, and fairly adjudicate members of AQI and other terrorist organizations in the region.”
Two suspected AQI members detained in Diyala
Multi-National Corps – Iraq
DIYALA, Iraq – Coalition forces detained two individuals suspected of being members of Al Qaeda in Iraq’s Diyala province Nov. 28.
The two men were detained while Coalition forces were conducting a routine combat patrol through the local community of Sahker and positively identified the men as suspected AQI members.
Custody of the men was later remanded over to local Iraqi Police for detention and subsequent investigation. “This capture marks a definitive victory in the ongoing fight against Al Qaeda in Iraq,” said 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division spokesman, Maj. Chris Hyde.
“Coalition forces will continue to assist provincial Iraqi Security Forces as they hunt down, apprehend, and fairly adjudicate members of AQI and other terrorist organizations in the region.”
