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U.S. arrests Iraqi terrorist tied to Iran’s Qods Force

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Iran Focus: London, Sep. 18 – Coalition forces in the Iraqi capital Baghdad arrested some 12 “suspected terrorists”, one of whom is believed to have ties to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps – Qods Force (IRGC-QF), the United States-led military announced. Iran Focus

London, Sep. 18 – Coalition forces in the Iraqi capital Baghdad arrested some 12 “suspected terrorists”, one of whom is believed to have ties to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps – Qods Force (IRGC-QF), the United States-led military announced.

The coordinated early morning operations targeted a senior Special Groups leader directly linked, according to sensitive intelligence, to several other high-ranking terrorists operating in and around Baghdad, the Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) said in a statement on Monday

“Those in custody are believed to be involved in smuggling and storing weapons from Iran used to attack Iraqi civilians and the security forces that protect them”, the MNF-I said.

“Intelligence further indicates that the group is linked to the production and distribution of deadly Explosively Formed Penetrators (EFPs) and the supporting of foreign terrorist operations”, it added.

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