7 persons arrested in Kirkuk

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: Seven persons, including wanted men, on Tuesday were arrested in Kirkuk province, according to a local police chief. “Today, a joint Iraqi-U.S. force conducted a search raid in three Huweija villages (65 km southwest of Kirkuk city) and captured seven persons, including wanted men,” Brig. Sarhad Qadir told IraqiNews.com news agency. The source did not provide more details. Kirkuk, an oil-rich and mixed city of Kurds, Turkmen, Christians and Arabs, lies 250 km northeast of Baghdad. SS (P) 1