Five al-Qaeda-affiliated gunmen were arrested after the truck they were driving in was stopped near the border of Wasit province, Iraqi police in Diwaniya province said Saturday (April 21st).
Col. Majid Hussein of the Diwaniya police said that intelligence prompted the police to set up an ambush for the gunmen. Three Grad missiles, 32 improvised explosive devices (IEDs), light weapons ammunition, detonation devices and raw materials for explosives were found in their truck.
Hussein said the police were able to stop the truck and force the gunmen out of it on a desert road west of the province.
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2012-4-22
The heroic Iraqi police did a great work through fighting and chasing the elements of al-Qaeda and arresting more of the terrorists who are involved in the terrorist attacks and dirty acts of Al-Qaeda in Iraq. This heroic work deserves praise and thanking them and the leadership of the police. That is because they protect the citizens through these efforts from the evils of this terrorist organization, its sick ideas and attacks. The attacks of those criminals are directed towards our innocent people and try to target the largest possible number of them. Hence, we have to confront them strictly and determinedly, so as not to give them a chance to commit more crimes. The plans that are being implemented by the Iraqi police in Anbar, Salah Ad-Din, Mosul, and Diyala and even in Baghdad are fruitful, because they prevent al-Qaeda from continuing in their crimes. Continuing to arrest the elements of al-Qaeda is the only solution to eliminate this terrorist organization and bringing its members and leaders to justice to be tried for their crimes against the Iraqi people. This work on the part of the police forces is evidence of the complete awareness and good planning of the heroic Iraqi police and its determination to clean the country from them through arresting all the outlaws.