Security forces arrest 8 wanted persons in Diyali Province
Elements of the security forces arrest a wanted person during raid operations. Archival photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Diyali – On Thursday, Diyali Police Command announced, that the security forces managed to detain eight wanted individuals on criminal and terrorism charges during raid operations in different areas of the province.
The spokesperson for Diyali Police Command, Col. Ghaleb al-Atiyah, said in a brief statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “Diyali Police carried out a security operation to find waned [persons] in a number of areas in the province,” noting that, “The operation resulted in the arrest of two wanted [individuals] in accordance with Article IV of the Anti-Terrorism Law in the areas of Balad-Rouz (50 km east of Baqubah),” pointing out that, “The security forces had also managed to detain six wanted persons in accordance with various criminal charges in different areas of the province.”
Atiyah added, “The detainees were referred to the competent authorities for action.”