From Multi-National Force - Iraq press desk: US troops captured 13 suspected insurgents during a nighttime air assault mission in Sayafiyah, a small village outside of Salman Pak, Nov. 24, 2007. One of the insurgents was believed to be involved in weapons smuggling and bomb making.“According to our intelligence, the insurgent we apprehended was an expert bomb maker and VBID (vehicle borne improvised explosive device) maker,” said 1st Lt. Matthew Barwick, from Lanham, Md., fire
support officer for Co. B. “By apprehending him, we have taken a very dangerous person off the streets and made the area safer.”
More bad news for Al Qaeda from Reuters: SAMARRA - Coalition forces killed 10 al Qaeda suspects during an operation against senior leaders of the Sunni Islamist militant group and their associates in the city of Samarra, 100 km (62 miles) on Saturday, the U.S. military said.
