U.S. forces arrest 9 al-Qaeda suspects in Baghdad, Baaquba

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: U.S. forces arrested on Monday nine suspected al-Qaeda gunmen in Baghdad and Baaquba, the U.S. army said. “Iraqi Security Forces arrested a suspected AQI member and eight suspected AQI associates during joint security operations conducted in Baghdad and Baaquba today,” said the U.S. army statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. “ISF and U.S. advisors searched several buildings for a suspected AQI member who is an alleged IED facilitator responsible for numerous IED attacks in the greater Baghdad area.” “Information and evidence gathered at the scene in Baghdad led Iraqi forces to identify and arrest the warranted AQI member and eight associates,” it added. SH (P) 3