9 al-Qaeda gunmen arrested in central Baaquba

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Thursday arrested nine al-Qaeda gunmen in central Baaquba, the chief of the Diala police said. “Police forces waged a crackdown operation in al-Mafraq and al-Katoun neighborhoods in central Baaquba, where they arrested nine al-Qaeda elements,” General Abdul Hussein al-Shemri told IraqiNews.com news agency. Baaquba, the capital of Diala, is 57 km northeast of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR   1