U.S. Troops Nab 80 Foreign Fighters in Iraq

(FOX News) - About 80 foreign fighters captured in the northeast region of Iraq were being interrogated, senior defense officials said. The fighters were nabbed between the city of Mosul and the Syrian border, and came from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sudan, and Syria. A senior administration official said the number of foreign fighters in Iraq ranges from "at least 1,000 to as high as 3,000."


2003-09-12 00:00:00

Full Article

BACK

Visit the Daily Alert Archive