Wanted man nabbed in Wassit

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: Joint Iraqi-U.S. forces on Saturday captured a man wanted by security authorities in a raid on his home, backed by Multi-National Force (MNF) warplanes, north of Kut city, a security source in Wassit province said. “The joint force captured a Kadhem al-Talqani, a wanted man, in a search raid in al-Numaniya district, (40 km) north of Kut, on Saturday evening,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “Talqani’s son, Iyad, is one of the most dangerous persons wanted by Iraqi forces. A picture of Iyad was at the entrance of al-Numaniya city,” the source added. Kut, the capital city of Wassit province, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad. AmR (P)/SR 1