(VOI) – Combined forces on Wednesday raided Missan governor's house, and arrested 30 of his guards, said a governmental source in the province. Missan's Sadr office commented that the forces tried to execute a warrant to arrest the governor. "A combined Iraqi-U.S. military forces raided the house of Adil Mhoder, Missan's governor, at Awasha neighborhood, central Amara," the source told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI) on condition of anonymity. "The forces arrested 30 of Mhoder's guards," he said. "Mhoder was not at home during the raid," he added. He denied the news that depicted Mhoder was arrested, describing it as "incorrect."
Sheikh Adnan al-Selawi, Missan Sadr office's director, confirmed the raid and arrests. "Security forces issued a warrant to arrest the governor," he said. "Security forces arrested three of the provincial council's members, including the council's head," he added. "They all belong to the Sadr movement," he noted. |