WASSIT / Aswat al-Iraq: Police forces arrested 15 wanted men in northern Wassit on Thursday, the Wassit Police Department said.

 

“Policemen waged a security operation in al-Suweira district, north of Kut, where they arrested 15 wanted men in accordance with Article IV Terrorism Law,” Chief of Police General Hussein Abdulhadi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

 

“The operation came to weaken all armed groups and arrest their elements before launching their attacks,” he added.

 

Kut, the capital of Wassit, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad.

 

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