Release A050923d
Coalition forces capture foreign fighter and facilitator
Multi-National Force-Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces captured two terrorists during a raid on a safe house in Mosul Sept. 17.
One of the detainees was a foreign fighter facilitator, the other a Tunisian terrorist.
The foreign fighter facilitator, Adnan ‘Ammar Tahir Muhammad (also known as Abu Ammar), worked directly for the military Emir of Mosul. He admitted to Coalition forces that he had facilitated the housing and movement of foreign fighters throughout the Mosul area. These foreign fighters entered Iraq to conduct direct attacks on Iraqi security forces, Coalition forces and the general Mosul population.
Abu Ammar claims he was a terrorist himself prior to assuming his role as facilitator. He also transported weapons and ammunition in and around Mosul for Abu Zubayr, the al Qaeda in Iraq Emir of Mosul, who was killed last month.
The Tunisian terrorist, Yusif Nur-Al-Din ‘Ali Mabruk (also known as Abu Muhammad), claims he was recruited from a mosque in France and as he became more involved with extremist activities at the mosque, he decided to join the terror movement in Iraq.
Abu Muhammad claims he left France and went to Damascus, Syria, and after making additional contacts was sent to eastern Syria where he was then smuggled into Iraq and ultimately to Mosul.
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