| (VOI) -- A total of 23 persons were arrested during operations launched by the Iraqi forces in separate areas in southern Baghdad, the official spokesman for the Baghdad's operations command said on Friday. "Forces from the 17th division of the Iraqi army arrested six wanted men and 17 suspected gunmen during security operations in al-Yousifiya, al-Mahmoudiya and al-Rashied areas in southern Baghdad," General Qassem Atta told Aswat al-Iraq -- Voices of Iraq (VOI). "Two weapons caches were found and one bomb was defused during the operation," he noted, without giving further details. |