Published: September 18, 2005
Multi-National Division - South East names captured terror suspects
BASRA, Iraq - In the early hours of Sept. 18, an operation was conducted by Multi National Division - South East in the districts of Al Jameat and Tuninah in Basra.
This operation was the result of an ongoing Multi-National Force investigation that identified individuals believed to be responsible for organizing terrorist attacks against Coalition forces, resulting in the deaths of nine members of Coalition forces in the past two months in Basra. The operation resulted in three individuals being detained.
Among those arrested are Sheik Ahmed Majid Farttusi and Sayyid Sajjad, known leaders of the Mahdi Militia in Basra.
"I am well aware that the people that we have arrested are prominent individuals in Basra," commented Brigadier John Lorrimer, British Army commander of the 12th Mechanized Brigade in Basra. "But let me make it absolutely clear: we have acted against them as individuals, not as members of any particular organization. As the people of Basra you are entitled to your own religious beliefs and political opinions. Those are not matters for MNF. We will not, however, tolerate terrorism and will act against it whenever we can."
Source: Multi-National Force-Iraq
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