Joint forces arrest 9 wanted men north of Hilla

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: Joint Iraqi-U.S. forces on Friday arrested nine wanted men during a security operation in north of Hilla, a police source said. “Iraqi police and army forces, backed by U.S. troops, waged a crackdown operation in al-Resala neighborhood in Jabla district, north of Hilla, where they arrested nine wanted men,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He gave no more details. Hilla, the capital of Babel, is located 100 km south of Baghdad. SH (P) 1