US nab 61 Zarqawi-linked rebels
2006-03-02 17:27
Baghdad - United States forces have detained 61 rebels linked to al-Qaeda through Iraqi frontman Abu Musab al-Zarqawi near Fallujah, in western Iraq, said Major-General Rick Lynch on Thursday.
The rebels were detained on Monday during a raid on a rebel bomb-making and training base, said a spokesperson for the US-led coalition.
US forces have repeatedly carried out sweeps in Al-Anbar, a Sunni-majority province, where foreign fighters are said to have crossed over from Syria.
- AFP