2 wanted men captured in Wassit

WASSIT, Sept. 20 (Iraqi News) – Joint Iraqi and U.S. forces captured two wanted men members of the same family during a raid in the area of al-Zahraa, central Kut city, on Saturday, an official security source in Wassit said. “Joint forces from the Iraqi police and the Multi-National Force (MNF) troops, with U.S. air backing, conducted a search raid in al-Zahraa, arresting two brothers wanted by security agencies,” the source, who declined to be named, told IraqiNews.com – Voices of Iraq – (Iraqi News). Wassit is getting ready to receive security duty late this month as stated by the MNF commander in Iraq, Col. Richard Francy, during his visit to Wassit provincial council early this month. A Shiite province, Wassit, 180 km south of Baghdad, is in the east of the country. Its name comes from the Arabic word meaning “middle,” as it lies along the Tigris about midway between Baghdad and Basra. Its major cities include the capital, al-Kut, and al-Hayy. Prior to 1976 it was known as Kut Province. AmR (P) 1