Baghdad, Feb 25, (VOI) - Iraqi security forces killed three gunmen, detained 362 wanted men and suspected gunmen and freed 18 captives in separate areas of the capital Baghdad under the Fardh al-Qanoon security plan during the last week, an official source said on Monday."Security forces killed three gunmen, detained 182 wanted men and 180 suspected gunmen, freed 18 captives and defused three car bombs and 173 explosive charges in separate areas of Baghdad over the past seven days," Maj. General Qassem Atta, the official spokesman for Fardh al-Qanoon, said during a press conference held in Baghdad.
"The forces also confiscated 143 vehicles that had no licenses as well as 2282 weapons and 132 KG of TNT," Atta added.
"Two house bombs were found in al-Ghazaliya in western Baghdad and in al-Zaafaraniya in southeastern Baghdad," he noted.
"A total of 9518 persons have been arrested under the Fardh al-Qanoon security plan since February 2007," the general also said.
The Iraqi government, backed by Multi-National Force (MNF) troops, had launched in February 2007 a wide-scale security operation codenamed Fardh al-Qanoon, or law imposing, with the aim of fighting gunmen in and around Baghdad.