Saturday, September 21, 2024

Baghdad

4 suspects nabbed in Jalawlaa

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Four suspects on Thursday were arrested during a security operation in Diala’s Jalawlaa district, according to a local security source. “The men were captured during a search raid in Kanna sour area (30 km southwest of Khanaqin district) for their suspected involvement in a blast that occurred yesterday and left one civilian killed and two others wounded,” the source told IraqiNews.com. Khanaqin lies 155 km northeast of Baaquba city. Diala province, a mix of Sunnis and Shiites, extends to the northeast of Baghdad as far as the Iranian border. Its capital is Baaquba, 57 km northeast of Baghdad. It covers an area of 17,685 square kilometers (6,828 sq mi). SS (P) 1