 (KUNA) -- The Iraqi forces on Thursday executed a major, wide-scale military operation with US air support north of Baghdad. A US Army press release said the operation, executed with the support of more than 20 helicopters, aims at hunting down an armed group preparing explosives in northern Baghdad. The Iraqi forces executed a door-to-door search and arrested a gunman for preparing explosives in his residence. Also, assault rifles, machineguns, pistols, ammunitions, detonators, rockets, mortar rounds, and detonating wires were seized in the operation. |