Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Baghdad

10 wanted men nabbed in Diala

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Ten wanted persons on Sunday were arrested during a military raid in Diala province, according to a local police chief. “On Sunday, police forces conducted military operations that covered different parts of Diala, during which five wanted men were arrested in Bahraz district (5 km south of Baaquba),” Staff Maj. Gen. Abdelhussein al-Shamri told IraqiNews.com news agency. “In Baaquba city, the forces also arrested five wanted men, including an al-Qaeda member who was planning to kill a shopkeeper this afternoon in the Baaquba’s main market,” Shamri added. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala province, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. SS (P) 1