16 arrested in Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi security forces arrested 16 wanted men and defused five bombs during operations waged in separate areas of Baghdad in the past 24 hours,” the spokesman for the Baghdad operations command said on Wednesday. “The forces arrested 16 wanted men and defused five bombs during the past 24 hours in Baghdad,” General Qassem Atta told IraqiNews.com. “An Iraqi soldier was killed and four others were wounded during the operations,” he noted. The Iraqi security forces, backed by Multi-National Force (MNF) troops, have been carrying out a large-scale security operation codenamed Fardh al-Qanoon (law imposing) since February 2007 with the objective of bringing back order and security to a capital city scarred by attacks targeting civilians and Iraqi security forces. SH (P) 1