11 wanted men nabbed in Babel

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: Joint forces on Monday arrested 11 wanted men in the north of Hilla city, a police source said. “A joint force of the 31st brigade and the north of Babel protection force arrested 11 wanted men on Monday (Feb. 9) during a crackdown operation in al-Haswa region in al-Askandariya district in north of Hilla,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The force also found an amount of weapons and ammunition,” he added. He gave no further details. Hilla, the capital of Babel, lies 100 km southwest of Baghdad.   SH (P)/SR 1