2 "Ansar al-Islam" members nabbed in Arbil.ARBIL Ar·bil or Ir·bil or Er·bil A city of northern Iraq north of Baghdad. Built on the site of ancient Arbela, it is a trade center. Population: 891,000. / Aswat al-Iraq: Kurdish security forces arrested two members of Ansar al-Islam Noun 1. Ansar al-Islam - a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial and seized seized (seised) n. 1) having ownership, commonly used in wills as "I give all the property of which I die seized as follows:...." 2) having taken possession of evidence for use in a criminal prosecution. 3) having taken property or a person by force. (See: seisin, seizure) a weapons cache of the group in Arbil, said a release issued Wednesday. "The arrests took place days ago," said the release that was received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. It said that the operation "came as part of the efforts to preserve security and stability in Kurdistan." The release pointed out that the cache included different arms and ammunition This article is largely based on the article in the out-of-copyright 11th edition of the Encyclopdia Britannica, which was produced in 1911. It should be brought up to date to reflect subsequent history or scholarship (including the references, if any). . MH (P) / SS Copyright 2009 Aswat al-Iraq Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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