3 Iranian Revolutionary Guards arrested in Wassit

Iraq-Iran WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi policemen on Monday arrested three members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard with their guide in Kut city after illegally entering Iraqi territories, a senior police source said. “Three Iraqi Revolutionary Guards along with their guide were detained on the border region between Iraq and Iran in eastern Wassit after entering Iraq illegally,” Major Aziz Latief al-Imara told IraqiNews.com. “The forces seized amounts of ammunitions found in their possession,” he added, noting that the operation ended without armed confrontation. 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. SH (P)/SR 1