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Gunman killed, 13 wanted men detained in Baghdad
 (VOI) - Joint Iraqi forces arrested a gunman, wounded one other, and arrested 13 wanted men, including an al-Qaeda leader in separate areas in Baghdad, the spokesman for Baghdads operations command said on Monday. A joint force of police and army personnel arrested five wanted men during a crackdown operation in Sadr City in eastern Baghdad, General Qassem Atta told Aswat al-Iraq Voices of Iraq (VOI). Iraqi army forces seized a large amount of weapons and ammunitions in Sadr City during a search operation, he added.A force from the 24th brigade arrested a three-person gang who killed a child after kidnapping him in al-Zaitoun region in Abu Gharieb neighborhood in western Baghdad, Atta highlighted. Another force from the same brigade killed a gunman and wounded another while attempting to plant a bomb on the main road in al-Nasr Wal Salam in Abu Gharieb, he also said. Iraqi army forces captured this afternoon eight wanted men, including an al-Qaeda leader in al-Sheiha region in Khan Dari neighborhood in western Baghdad, the spokesman explained. Iraqi security forces, backed by Multi-National Force (MNF) troops, had launched Operation Fardh al-Qanoon (Law Imposing) in February 2007 with the aim of enhancing the state power and impose law and order all over the capital Baghdad. Posted by: Fred 2008-06-03 |
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