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1200 Iraqis arrested by (posted by Guido) Sunday July 20, 2003 at 10:23 PM |
"Meanwhile, the U.S. military concluded two separate sweeps in and around Baghdad -- arresting more than 1,200 people and seizing weapons, explosives and ammunition, the military said."
SWEEPS ARREST 1,200
Also Saturday, the military announced it had wrapped up two sweeps -- dubbed Operation Ivy Serpent and Operation Soda Mountain earlier in the week. Some 1,210 people were detained in the two operations, including 112 people suspected of close ties to the former Saddam Hussein regime.
The operations, which both ended Thursday, also netted more some 6,000 mortar rounds, more than 1,400 rocket propelled grenades, explosives, AK-47 assault rifles and other weapons. None of those captured, however, were among those still at large from a list of 55 most wanted Iraqis from the former regime.