BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqi police have arrested 270 terrorists, mostly from neighboring Arab countries, in recent raids, the interim interior minister said in remarks published Thursday. Some of the militants were Syrian and Iranian, Falah Hassan al-Naqib told the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat daily.
"I can confirm that 90 percent of those who carried out suicide operations are not Iraqis," al-Naqib said. "I believe that Iraqis' noncompliance with terrorists have made them a target." The Iraqi government has previously announced the capture of foreign fighters here and urged neighboring countries to do more to help prevent infiltration of militants who cross into the war-ravaged country to fight U.S.-led coalition forces.
Powell warns Iraq 'infiltrators'
Coalition troops in Iraq will firmly deal with "terrorist" infiltrators challenging the country's security, US Secretary of State Colin Powell has promised. Mr Powell made the remarks during a landmark visit to Baghdad. He is the highest-ranking American official to visit the country since the war ended. "The major new threats are the terrorists who are trying to infiltrate into the country for the purpose of disrupting this very hopeful process and we will not allow that to happen," Mr Powell said after meeting interim Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari.
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"I can confirm that 90 percent of those who carried out suicide operations are not Iraqis," al-Naqib said. "I believe that Iraqis' noncompliance with terrorists have made them a target." The Iraqi government has previously announced the capture of foreign fighters here and urged neighboring countries to do more to help prevent infiltration of militants who cross into the war-ravaged country to fight U.S.-led coalition forces.
Powell warns Iraq 'infiltrators'
Coalition troops in Iraq will firmly deal with "terrorist" infiltrators challenging the country's security, US Secretary of State Colin Powell has promised. Mr Powell made the remarks during a landmark visit to Baghdad. He is the highest-ranking American official to visit the country since the war ended. "The major new threats are the terrorists who are trying to infiltrate into the country for the purpose of disrupting this very hopeful process and we will not allow that to happen," Mr Powell said after meeting interim Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari.
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