Army arrests four suspected al-Qaeda members near Baghdad

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2012-06-19

The Iraqi army's 17th Division arrested four suspected al-Qaeda members in an operation launched south of Baghdad, the Iraqi Defence Ministry said Tuesday (June 19th).

Lt. Gen. Nasser al-Ghannam, the division's commander, told Al-Shorfa the four suspects "were found at a building that also contained 134 SBG-9 missiles and 132 thermal bombs".

He said the operation was carried out based on intelligence the army received from citizens and security personnel.