Suspected AQI member arrested in northern Iraq

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Security Forces arrested a suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) member during a joint security operation conducted in east Mosul. “ISF and U.S. advisors searched several buildings for a suspected AQI member who allegedly has ties with high-level AQI leaders,” said a statement issued by Multi National Forces (MNF) in Iraq and received by IraqiNews.com news agency. “Information and evidence gathered at the scene led Iraqi forces to identify and arrest the warranted AQI member,” the release explained. “Iraqi and U.S. forces conduct joint operations in accordance with the Security Agreement and in coordination with the Iraqi government to target terrorists seeking to disrupt the security and stability of Iraq,” it noted. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. MH (P)   / 1