5 AQI members netted in Diala

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Five members of al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), including an amir (leader) for the area of al-Adhim, north of Baaquba city, were arrested on Saturday, a security source in Diala said. “Forces from the al-Adhim emergency contingent on Saturday afternoon targeted AQI strongholds in different areas of al-Khalis district, (15 km) north of Baaquba, resulting in the capture of five members of the network, including an amir of al-Adhim area called Wessam al-Azzawi,” the source told IraqiNews.com. Al-Adhim, lying on a road linking Diala to Kirkuk, is one of the hotspots that occasionally witnessed acts of violence, particularly murder and pillaging. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1