An update on this story. “U.S. says has nabbed four “terrorists” in Iraq with Iranian EFPs,” from Iran Focus:
London, Apr. 28 — The United States military announced on Friday that it had arrested four “suspected terrorists” with links to Iran during an operation in the Baghdad slum Sadr City.
In a statement, the Multi-National Force — Iraq (MNF-I) said that the individuals targeted during the raid were suspected members of a “secret cell terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons and explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq to Iran for terrorist training”.
The following is the full text of the statement:
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BAGHDAD, Iraq — Coalition Forces detained four suspected terrorists Friday morning during an operation in Sadr City.
The individuals targeted during the raid are suspected members of a secret cell terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons and explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq to Iran for terrorist training.
Intelligence reports also indicate the secret cell has ties to a kidnapping network that conducts attacks within Iraq.
“Individuals coming into Iraq from other countries for the purpose of endangering Iraqi civilians and disrupting security won’t be tolerated,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “We will continue to work diligently to rid Iraq of
foreign terrorists trying to thwart the development of a stable and peaceful Iraq.”