WASSIT / Aswat al-Iraq: Police forces detained 15 suspects during a security operation in southern al-Kut city on Friday, a local security source said.“Policemen conducted a search raid in Wassit suburb, (29 km) south of Kut, arresting 15 suspects,' the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
The 15 men were arrested on charges of involvement in armed operations against civilians and Iraqi security forces, he said, adding they were remanded under investigative custody.
Kut, the capital city of Wassit province, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad.