The Iraqi army arrested two suspected al-Qaeda members in a military operation in Ninawa province, the Defence Ministry said Tuesday (June 12th).

According to officials, the two men were guarding a weapons cache in al-Sahel al-Ayman, Mosul, when they were arrested.

"An Iraqi army force attacked a residential building after obtaining intelligence about terrorist activities inside it," Ninawa military command spokesperson Lt. Col. Abdul Rahim al-Atwani told Al-Shorfa.

He said during the operation, "the force found 68 improvised explosive devices (IED), including 33 locally-made IEDs, as well as a bag containing three hand grenades, 75 detonators and ammunition for light and medium weapons."