Friday, September 20, 2024

Baghdad

2 suspects detained in Babel

illa-Suspects BABEL / IraqiNews.com: Joint police and army forces on Tuesday arrested two suspected gunmen during a crackdown operation in the north of Hilla city, said a police source. “Acting on intelligence information, joint police-army forces raided hideouts of gunmen in al-Ubeidi region in al-Mahaweel district, north of Hilla, where they arrested two suspected gunmen,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He gave no more details. Hilla, the capital of Babel, lies 100 km south of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1