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Special Groups leader detained in Wassit

January 23, 2009 - 01:00:14

WASSIT / Aswat al-Iraq: A force from the Quick Response Department (QRD) arrested the leader of a Special Groups cell during a raid on his house in southern Wassit province on Friday, a security source said.

“The Interior Ministry’s QRD force on Friday (Jan. 23) raided a house in al-Hay district in south of Kut, arresting Mohamed al-Zameli, a leader of a Special Groups cell,” Major Aziz Latief told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“Al-Zameli is a leader of a Special Groups that come from Iran. He is suspected of involvement in killing and kidnapping civilians,” he said, adding the raid was conducted based on intelligence tip-offs.

The Special Groups is the name given to elements accused of receiving support and training from Iran to wage attacks against Iraqi forces.

Kut, the capital city of Wassit, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad.

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