Saturday, September 21, 2024

Baghdad

4 AQI members nabbed in Diala

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Four al-Qaeda in Iraq members on Sunday were arrested in Diala province, according to a local police commander. “Those arrested are wanted by the judicial authorities,” Staff Maj. Gen. Abdelhussein al-Shamri told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The arrests were made during military operations in the neighborhoods of al-Katoun and Bani Saad in Baaquba and Khanaqin (155 km northeast of Baaquba),” Shamri explained. Two arms caches were found in Shanoon village on the Iraqi-Iranian borders, Shamri added, noting that the caches contained four missiles, 20 rockets, 22 hand grenades, five Katyushas and other ammunition. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala province, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. SS (P) 1