KurdishMedia News - Daily Kurdish news updates SULEIMANIYA, Iraq, April 22 (AFP) - 12h03 - Twenty members of the Ansar al-Islam extremist Islamic group who were allegedly planning attacks against US-led coalition forces have been arrested in northern Iraq, a Kurdish official said Thursday
"Twenty members of Ansar al-Islam (Followers of Islam) were arrested between April 14 and 19. Large quantities of arms and explosives were seized from those people who were planning terrorists attacks," said Sarkut Hassan, a security official for Suleimaniya province which is controled by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
"The detainees are Kurds from Suleimaniya," he told a press conference, adding that they had planned to attack public institutions and coalition forces.
On March 22, the United States added Ansar al-Islam to its official list of terrorist organizations, saying it is linked to Osama bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda network and has mounted attacks against US-led forces in Iraq.
"Twenty members of Ansar al-Islam (Followers of Islam) were arrested between April 14 and 19. Large quantities of arms and explosives were seized from those people who were planning terrorists attacks," said Sarkut Hassan, a security official for Suleimaniya province which is controled by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
"The detainees are Kurds from Suleimaniya," he told a press conference, adding that they had planned to attack public institutions and coalition forces.
On March 22, the United States added Ansar al-Islam to its official list of terrorist organizations, saying it is linked to Osama bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda network and has mounted attacks against US-led forces in Iraq.
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