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BAGHDAD (AFP) – US and Iraqi forces captured an Iraqi militant accused of ‘acting as a proxy for an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps officer’ on Friday after a fierce gunbattle, the military said.<\/p>\nBAGHDAD (AFP) – US and Iraqi forces captured an Iraqi militant accused of ‘acting as a proxy for an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps officer’ on Friday after a fierce gunbattle, the military said.<\/p>\n
The joint snatch squad called in an air strike after coming under fire during a raid on the hideout of an alleged weapons smuggling gang in the notorious Sadr City district, a Shia militia bastion in east Baghdad.<\/p>\n
Residents of Sadr City awoke to a scene of devastation in a marketplace with debris from the airstrike and rubble from buildings littering the area.<\/p>\n
‘Although there were no terrorists confirmed killed in the fighting, the opposing gunfire was subdued and Iraqi and coalition forces moved on to the objective,’ a statement from US command said.<\/p>\n
‘The individual detained during the raid is closely linked to a suspected leader in a secret cell terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons and explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, from Iran to Iraq.’<\/p>\n
EFPs are roadside bombs designed to fire a chunk of molten metal through the toughest armour plating. The United States accuses Teheran of smuggling hundreds of the devices to Iraq, where they have killed scores of US troops.<\/p>\n
‘Intelligence reports indicate the individual targeted is suspected of having direct ties to the leader of the EFP network as well as acting as a proxy for an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps officer,’ the statement said.<\/p>\n
Iranian and US officials will hold a rare face-to-face meeting in Baghdad next week to discuss the crisis in Iraq, where both accuse the other’s forces of stirring up unrest.<\/p>\n
In the last week, US and Iraqi forces have conducted a several raids targetting specific cell leaders in Sadr City, always accusing them of having ties to Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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