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July 2, 2008

US Military Detains 2 Suspected Special Groups Members in Iraq 
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Military says men detained during raid Wednesday on home of suspected
weapons facilitator, trainer connected to attacks on coalition and Iraqi
security forces 
The U.S. military in Iraq says coalition forces have captured two
suspected special groups members in Baghdad.The military says the two
were detained during a raid Wednesday on the home of a suspected weapons
facilitator and trainer connected to attacks on coalition and Iraqi
security forces. The special groups designation is used by the military
to describe Shi'ite insurgents backed by Iran.In another development
Wednesday, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari says Jordan's King
Abdullah plans to soon visit Iraq. He will be the first Arab head of
state to visit the country since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.Zebari
said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is also expected to
visit Iraq. He said no date has been set for either trip.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.


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