Saturday, September 28, 2024

Baghdad

2 wanted men detained in Talafar

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Two wanted persons were arrested Monday by army forces in Talafar, where a weapons depot were also seized, an official army source said. “Acting on intelligence information, a force from the 10th brigade of the Iraqi army, arrested two wanted men in accordance with an arrest warrant issued against them,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The detainees launched several attacks against civilians and security elements,” he added. “The forces arrested the two wanted men in al-Tenk neighborhood in north of Talafar, northwest of Mosul,” he said, noting that their confessions unveiled a weapons depot, which includes missiles, Rocket Propelled Grenades and light weapons. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P) 1