Friday, September 27, 2024

Baghdad

2 AQI operatives nabbed in Diala

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Forces from the Iraqi army’s 5th Division arrested two members of al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) wearing explosive belts in a security operation in eastern Diala on Sunday, an Iraqi army source said. “The Iraqi force raided the area of al-Bayjat, Kanaan district, (20 km) southeast of Baaquba, where they arrested two AQI members wearing explosive belts,” the source told IraqiNews.com. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala province, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1