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Iraq: insurgents linked to US Marine deaths caught
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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi troops captured two suspected insurgents linked to a suicide bombing that killed three U.S. Marines and several Sunni sheiks, the military said Friday.
An al-Qaida front organization, the Islamic State of Iraq, has claimed responsibility for the June 26 attack, which underscored the dangers facing Sunni tribal leaders who have turned against the terror movement and cooperated with U.S. and Iraqi authorities.
The three Marines were killed along with at least 20 Iraqis when the suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a building in the Anbar province town of Karmah, 50 miles west of Baghdad, as dozens of sheiks were attending a meeting with U.S. officials.
The U.S. command said two interpreters for the Americans also were killed.
Anbar sheiks spearheaded the Sunni revolt against al-Qaida, one of the key reasons behind the dramatic drop in both overall violence and American casualties since 2006.
The two suspected insurgents were captured in a July 18 raid near Tarmiyah, north of Baghdad, the military said Friday. The statement said the suspects have been linked to various wings of al-Qaida in Iraq and were connected to the bombing.
The suspects also were believed to be associated with al-Qaida efforts to recruit young boys as suicide bombers, according to the military.
An al-Qaida front organization, the Islamic State of Iraq, has claimed responsibility for the June 26 attack, which underscored the dangers facing Sunni tribal leaders who have turned against the terror movement and cooperated with U.S. and Iraqi authorities.
The three Marines were killed along with at least 20 Iraqis when the suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a building in the Anbar province town of Karmah, 50 miles west of Baghdad, as dozens of sheiks were attending a meeting with U.S. officials.
The U.S. command said two interpreters for the Americans also were killed.
Anbar sheiks spearheaded the Sunni revolt against al-Qaida, one of the key reasons behind the dramatic drop in both overall violence and American casualties since 2006.
The two suspected insurgents were captured in a July 18 raid near Tarmiyah, north of Baghdad, the military said Friday. The statement said the suspects have been linked to various wings of al-Qaida in Iraq and were connected to the bombing.
The suspects also were believed to be associated with al-Qaida efforts to recruit young boys as suicide bombers, according to the military.
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