| (VOI) -- Joint U.S.-Iraqi forces arrested ten followers of Imam al-Rabani, leader of a religious group, in Diala province, a security source said on Friday. "The joint forces waged a crackdown operation in Jizani al-Joul village in Khales district, north of Baaquba, targeting followers of Imam al-Rabani," the source, who asked for anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq -- Voices of Iraq (VOI). "The forces arrested ten followers of the group, led by Fadel al-Marsoumi," he added. "The Shiite group was founded in 2004. It calls citizens to abandon top Shiite clerics and to resort to al-Marsoumi, who claims he has a science from god," the source also said. |