Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Baghdad

U.S. forces detain 3 wanted men by air-landing in Basra

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The U.S. forces have detained 3 wanted men in a village of Qurna township, some 100 km to the north of southern Iraq ’s city of Basra , on Sunday, a Qurna security source reported.   “An American helicopter force has carried out a landing operation in a village of Qurna township, 100 km to the north of Basra , detaining 3 wanted men,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency, but the source did not give the identity of the wanted men.   IraqiNews.com tried to get any comment from the American forces in Basra , but did not get any response.   Basra , the center of the Province, carrying the same name, is 590 km to the south of the Iraqi Capital of Baghdad.   SKH (ST)