 Up to 27 armed men were arrested during wide-scale raid operations in several areas across Diyala province northeast Baghdad, the Iraqi police said on Wednesday. An Iraqi police source said in a press release Wednesday that joint US-Iraqi forces stormed several villages in south Baqouba during which 27 militants were arrested, including suspects wanted by the Iraqi government. The source added that huge amounts of weapons and explosives were also confiscated. According to the source, the operations were backed up by US army helicopters. |