New security operation launched in Diala

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: A security operation, codenamed al-Fajr al-Jadid, has been launched in central Baaquba city, the commander of Diala province’s police said on Saturday. “Police forces are targeting the safe hideouts of al-Qaeda Organization in central Baaquba,” General Abdelhussein al-Shemmary told IraqiNews.com news agency. “So far, 15 of the organization’s elements have been arrested,” he said. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala province, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. MH (P) / SS 1