U.S. forces arrest civilian in Babel

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: U.S. forces on Saturday arrested a civilian during a raid on his house in Babel province, according to a local police source. “Today, U.S. forces conducted a raid on a house in al-Munshaat area, Iskandriya district (50 km north of Hilla city) and arrested a civilian,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency, providing no further details. IraqiNews.com news agency has contacted a media advisor for the U.S. army in Iraq, who said he had to check the veracity of the news. Hilla, the capital city of Babel province, lies 100 km south of Baghdad. SS (P) 1