14 suspects captured in Diala

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Diala’s Emergency Police personnel on Friday captured 14 wanted men and suspects, including a leading member of al-Qaeda network, a security source in the province said. “Emergency policemen in Diala, in association with the province’s Investigations Bureau, conducted a military operation that targeted al-Qaeda strongholds in the village of al-Hashimiyat, Baaquba district, capturing 14, including an amir (leader),” the source told IraqiNews.com. “The amir is wanted on charges of murder and forced displacement (of civilians),” the source added. Al-Hashimiyat lies on the highway linking Diala to the Iraqi capital. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala, is 57 km northeast of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1