Troops Kill, Capture Terrorists, Seize Weapons in 'Lightning Hammer'

By John J. Kruzel | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2007 - Coalition and Iraqi forces killed 26 al Qaeda members, captured 37 suspected terrorist and seized 10 weapons caches during Operation Lightning Hammer, one in a series of coordinated "quick-strike" offensives that launched this month, a top general in Iraq said today.