7 wanted persons captured in Babel

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: Seven wanted persons were arrested in an airdrop mission by a military force north and west of al-Hilla city on Sunday, according to a local police spokesman. “Forces from the Quick Response Brigade’s 3rd Contingent conducted an airdrop mission in Djerf al-Sakhr district, (65 km) northwest of Hilla, arresting four wanted persons,” the spokesman told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Another airdrop operation in al-Iskandariya district, (50 km) north of Hilla, resulted in the capture of three other wanted men,” he added. The forces carried out their missions within the framework of a security plan to track down members of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), he said, not giving more information. Hilla, the capital city of Babel province, lies 100 km south of Baghdad. AmR (P) 148