Friday, September 20, 2024

Baghdad

Gunmen involved in planting roadside bombs arrested in Anbar

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: Police forces arrested a group of five men involved in planting roadside bombs at al-Qaim district, said a source from al-Anbar province’s police . “The group targeted Iraqi security forces at al-Karabla area, east of al-Qaim (350 km) west of Ramadi,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency . “The operation was conducted based on intelligence tip-offs and local residents’ cooperation,” he said . Ramadi, the capital city of the predominantly Sunni province of Anbar, lies 110 km northwest of Baghdad . MH (P)/AmR 1