US raids against al-Qaida in Iraq net 10 suspects

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
American troops targeting al-Qaida in Iraq north of Baghdad detained 10 suspects on Monday, including some responsible for planning car bombings, the US military said. During one of the raids in the Tigris River valley, locals reported that al-Qaida was using a school as a meeting place and safe house, the US military statement said. The statement gave no specific locations, but said American troops briefly entered the school.