40 wanted men arrested in Wassit

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: Security forces in Wassit arrested 40 wanted men in a search raid in the district of al-Suwayra in the northern part of the province on Saturday, a security official said. “Interior ministry’s Quick Response Department personnel arrested 40 wanted men and seized two unlicensed civilian vehicles during a raid in al-Suwayra, (135 km) north of al-Kut city,” Cap. Majid Lateef, the department commander, told IraqiNews.com. “The wanted men were arrested by virtue of warrants issued by a court in Kut on charges of waging armed operations against Iraqi civilians and security forces,” Lateef added. Kut, the capital city of Wassit, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1