Wanted man captured in Kut

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi force arrested a man wanted by security authorities in central Kut city on Friday, a security source in Wassit province said. “A force from the Iraqi interior ministry’s Quick Response Department conducted a security operation on Friday (Jan. 9) in the area of al-Aswaq (markets) in central Kut, resulting in the capture of a wanted man,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The detainee is charged with involvement in armed operations against Iraqi security forces during confrontations that erupted in the city between gunmen and Iraqi security forces in March 2008,” the source added. Kut, the capital city of Wassit, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1