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| Iraq |
| Security forces kill 8, arrest 24 in Baghdad over past 24 hours |
| 2008-05-28 |
| (VOI) - Security forces killed eight gunmen and arrested 24 suspects during operations conducted in Baghdad over the past 24 hours, a military spokesman said. "Security forces in Karkh arrested seven suspects and defused 30 roadside bombs in Kadhmiya, northern Baghdad, and in al-Rasheed sector, south-western Baghdad," Brig. Gen Qassem Atta, spokesman for Baghdad's security plan, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI). "Security forces killed eight gunmen, destroying their vehicle, and arrested seven individuals including three wanted men in Adhimiya, eastern Baghdad," the spokesman noted. In Baghdad suburbs, Atta said "forces captured six wanted men, defused 16 roadside bombs in al-Mahmoudiya district, southern Baghdad, and detained four wanted men in Abu Ghraib, western Baghdad." "Three servicemen were killed and five wounded," he added without providing further details. U.S.-backed Iraqi security forces have launched a large-scale operation dubbed as Fardh al-Qanoon (Law Imposing) to crack down on gunmen in Baghdad and its suburbs. |
| Posted by:Fred |