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| Iraq |
| Security forces nab 65 wanted individuals; seize weapons in Babel's fresh offensive |
| 2008-07-24 |
| (VOI) - A military spokesman on Wednesday said Security forces arrested 65 wanted men and seized quantities of weapons during a fresh offensive launched in Babel. "A force from Iraqi army 8th division conducted a large-scale operation in al-Haswa district, north Babel, capturing65 wanted individuals and 300 weapons pieces along with stockpiles of weapons and ammunitions", Brig. Gen. Mohamed al-Askari, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry, told Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq(VOI). Earlier a military source said "in coordination with the Multi-National Force (MNF), joint forces from the Iraqi army and police conducted a raid-and-search campaign in the areas of al-Haswa and al-Qarya al-Asriya, al-Iskandriya district. "Fifty wanted individuals were arrested and 300 pieces of weapons and a cache of small and medium fire arms were seized during the operation," the source noted. Earlier today, a wide-scale security operation codenamed Knights' Leap was launched in Hilla with the aim of tracking down gunmen in the city. |
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