Friday, October 4, 2024

Baghdad

Curfew imposed on 3 neighborhoods in Baaquba

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: A curfew and a vehicle ban imposed on three neighborhoods in the city of Baaquba as Iraqi forces are waging a security raid in it, a security source said on Friday. “The Diala police on Friday (Jan. 16) imposed a curfew on al-Mafraq, al-Mualamien and al-Katoun neighborhoods in Baaquba as security forces are waged a military operations in them,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The operation waged after a displaced man of al-Sawaaed tribe was killed by a suspected al-Qaeda armed group on Thursday (Jan. 15) at his house in al-Mualamien neighborhoods in west of Baaquba,” the source explained. Baaquba, the capital of Diala province, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. SH (P) 1