Iraqi forces arrest suspected terrorists and criminals in Ninawa and Diyala

2011-11-04

Iraqi security forces arrested 18 suspects in Ninawa and Diyala provinces Friday (November 4th).

In Diyala, Iraqi army forces arrested 15 suspected al-Qaeda members during security operations the army conducted in Khanaqin, Meqdadiya, Sadiya and Khalis early on Friday.

Brig. Gen. Muhsin al-Kriti, commander of Iraqi army's 5th Division, told Al-Shorfa, "The main goal of these security operations is to arrest al-Qaeda terrorists and militias that are supported by other countries in the region."

"During the first hours, the operations led to the arrest of 15 terrorists, and the discovery and seizure of their weapons and explosives," al-Kriti said.

In Ninawa, federal police arrested three suspects accused of being members of a gang that extorted business owners.

Maj. Gen. Mahdi Subeih al-Gharrawi, commander of federal police in Ninawa province, told Al-Shorfa, "The police set up an ambush near the electronics market in central Mosul and managed to arrest three individuals who would enter stores every month and extort money from owners by force for a terrorist group."

Al-Gharrawi said all the detainees are under investigation. "We will identify the people behind them and arrest all the terrorists who have worked with them," he said.

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2011-11-10

There is an evil plan which targets Iraq and the stability of its people, and everyone was in an endless dilemma and there is no light at the end of the tunnel, as they said. The presence of conflicts and disputes between the ruling blocks is the thing that is responsible for this security looseness; moreover, the conflict among those powers and the authorities cooperating with it may have the upper hand in those incidents. What is the meaning of the security breaches carried out every now and then, not only in Anbar and Mosel, but also in many of the governorates, from bombings to killing with silenced guns? Iraq will become a haven for all the powers and gangs in the world and will become an arena for the neighboring countries to settle their disputes with each other. Therefore, the disputes should be forgotten and there should be attention paid to the suffering and the safety of the people.