Key Katai’b Hezbollah facilitator detained in Amara

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Coalition forces captured a suspected Iranian-backed financer for Katai’b Hezbollah Wednesday morning, along with four other suspected criminals, during an operation in Amara, in the Missan province, the U.S. army said. “Acting on intelligence information, Coalition forces targeted a key Katai’b Hezbollah facilitator assessed to provide financing for network criminal activities,” the army said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com. “Coalition forces approached the suspect’s location where he identified himself to forces and was detained without incident, along with four other suspected criminals.” “During their search, Coalition forces also discovered more than $50,000 U.S. Dollars and nearly $12 million Iraqi Dinar (approximately $10,000 U.S. Dollars),” it added. “Katai’b Hezbollah is assessed to be responsible for the mishandled IRAMs, which exploded in the Shaab district of Adhamiyah in Baghdad on June 4, killing 16 Iraqi civilians and injuring 29 others,” the statement said. SH (S) 1