18 wanted men arrested in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Tuesday arrested 18 wanted men and seized an amount of ammunition in Basra, a police source said. “Policemen waged a wide-scale security operation in Basra, where they arrested 18 wanted men and seized 43 mortar shells,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He gave no more details. Basra is located 590 km south of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1