Coalition
Forces Capture 13 Militants, Disrupt Insurgency
Wed, 7 May 2008 12:00:00
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Coalition Forces Capture 13 Militants, Disrupt Insurgency American
Forces Press Service
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| WASHINGTON, May 7, 2008 - Coalition forces apprehended 13 militants and
disrupted insurgent operations yesterday in Afghanistan's Paktia province,
coalition officials reported.
The troops searched compounds in the Zadran district as part of an operation
to disrupt the Haqqani terrorist network, which has trained militant fighters,
stockpiled weapons and built explosives in the area, officials said. In
the course of the operation, one suspect suffered a head injury while resisting
coalition troops. He was treated at a coalition hospital. In addition, several
AK-47 assault rifles, ammunition and ammunition vests were confiscated and
destroyed or removed.
Also yesterday, coalition forces identified three
insurgents detained last month in Afghanistan's Khowst, Helmand and Zabul
provinces.
The insurgents, identified as Rahman Gul, Mullah Ikhlas and
Mullah Salim, were apprehended during three separate operations targeting
anti-government militants.
Salim, also known as Daru Khan, was detained
April 14 during operations in Qalat district, Zabul province. He conducted
attacks against coalition forces and civilians, coalition officials said.
Ikhlas, also known as Abdul Khaliq, was detained April 14 in Garmser
district, Helmand province. A militant facilitator and financier, he was found
in a compound that held two U.S. AT-4 anti-tank weapons, a rocket-propelled
grenade and two rifles, officials said.
Gul was detained April 20 in Bak
district, Khowst province. As a member of roadside-bomb cell, he led attacks
against coalition forces, officials said. He was captured in a compound where
RPG warheads and boosters, a mortar base plate and ammunition were discovered.
(Compiled from Combined Joint Task Force 101 news releases).
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