Thursday, October 3, 2024

Baghdad

4 AQI members netted in Diala

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Four suspected members of Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) were captured in an operation conducted by the Diala police forces northeast of Baaquba city on Thursday, the province’s police chief said. “Policemen arrested four AQI members during an operation that targeted a stronghold of the network in the area of al-Jazira, al-Muqdadiya district, (45 km) northeast of Baaquba,” Maj. General Abdulhussein al-Shimari told IraqiNews.com news agency. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1