8 wanted men, 2 suspects detained in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Security forces on Thursday arrested eight wanted men and two suspected gunmen and seized a number of unlicensed vehicles during security operations in Basra , a source from the Basra operations command said. “The forces waged crackdown operations in separate areas of Basra , where they arrested eight wanted men and two suspected gunmen,” the source told Iraqi News. “A number of unlicensed vehicles were seized during the operations,” he added. Basra is 590 km south of Baghdad . SH (P)/SR 1