(KUNA) -- National Security Adviser Muwaffaq Al-Rubaie announced Thursday that Iraqi security forces arrested 17 Qaeda leaders and killed another one in the past few days and said 35,000 Iraqi policemen were successfully involved in the implementation of Baghdad's security plan. In a press conference held here, Al-Rubaie said security forces arrested 17 Qaeda leaders, including five who were detained in Baghdad, and killed another.| “Al-Qaeda member Muhammad Ali Al-Obaidi is accused of killing hundreds of Iraqis in tens of car explosions.” |
According to Al-Rubaie more than 30,000 patrols were spread since the beginning of Baghdad's security plan, in which 22,000 local police members and 13,000 national police members are participating. He stressed that the government is supporting the Iraqi police forces, saying "I would like to kiss every policeman on his forehead and tell him thank you for all what you sacrificed". "My message to the terrorists and death squads is 'failure is your ally'", he emphasized.