5 al-Qaeda gunmen arrested in Diala

February 12, 2009 - 08:50:26

DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: Police forces on Thursday arrested five al-Qaeda gunmen during a military operation in northeast of Baaquba, Diala’s police chief said.

“Policemen arrested five al-Qaeda gunmen, including a senior leader, and seized a weapons cache during a military operation waged in al-Muqdadiya in northeast of Baaquba,” General Abdul Hussein al-Shemri told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.