Weapons, explosives seized in Wassit

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: Quick Response Department forces seized on Friday a weapons and explosives depot in northern Wassit, according to QRD chief. “QRD forces found on Friday morning (Nov. 12) a weapons and explosives depot at a wanted man’s house in al-Khanasa region in al-Suweira district, north of Kut,” Colonel Azeez al-Amara told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The operation was carried out using intelligence information and citizens’ cooperation,” he added. Kut, the capital of Wassit, is 180 km south of Baghdad. SH (P) 4