4 Special Groups members captured in Baghdad – MNF

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: A joint Iraqi-U.S. force arrested four suspected members of the Special Groups during a security operation conducted south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the Multi-National Force (MNF) said in a statement on Sunday “A joint patrol of coalition and Iraqi police forces detained four suspected members of the Special Groups in the neighborhood of Abu Dshir, south of Baghdad , on Saturday on charges of involvement in murders and improvised explosive device attacks,” read the statement as received by IraqiNews.com. The MNF release did not give further details. The U.S. forces lend the name Special Groups to operatives they accuse of receiving support and training from Iran to wage attacks against Iraqi forces. AmR (P)/SR 1