Yahoo! News - U.S. Holding 19 al-Qaida Suspects in Iraq: "WASHINGTON - U.S. forces in Iraq (news - web sites) are holding 19 suspected members of the al-Qaida terrorist network, the American civilian administrator said Friday.
The suspected al-Qaida members are among 248 non-Iraqi fighters being held by the Americans in Iraq, L. Paul Bremer said in a Pentagon (news - web sites) news conference.
Bremer said authorities determined the suspects' al-Qaida links through interrogations and documents the suspects were carrying. He said he did not know what countries they came from.
The largest number of foreign fighters, 123 of the 248 � came from Syria, Bremer said. The next-highest numbers came from Iran and Yemen, he said, adding he did not have precise figures for those countries. "
The suspected al-Qaida members are among 248 non-Iraqi fighters being held by the Americans in Iraq, L. Paul Bremer said in a Pentagon (news - web sites) news conference.
Bremer said authorities determined the suspects' al-Qaida links through interrogations and documents the suspects were carrying. He said he did not know what countries they came from.
The largest number of foreign fighters, 123 of the 248 � came from Syria, Bremer said. The next-highest numbers came from Iran and Yemen, he said, adding he did not have precise figures for those countries. "
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