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| 5 AQI members detained in Diala |
| 2010-05-10 |
| DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: Policemen in Diala captured five wanted members of Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) on charges of involvement in “terrorism' during a security operation in the southern part of the province while four others turned themselves in to Iraqi forces in another incident, according to the Diala police chief on Sunday. “Police forces conducted an operation today (May 9) in the district of Buhrez, (5 km) south of Baaquba, arresting five men wanted in accordance with Article 4 of the law on terror,' Maj. General Abdulhussein al-Shimari told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “In a separate incident, four wanted men turned themselves in today to the police, upping the number of surrendered wanted persons in two weeks to 40,' Shimari added. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala province, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. |
| Posted by:Steve White |