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7 persons arrested in Kirkuk

February 24, 2009 - 08:26:03

KIRKUK / Aswat al-Iraq: Seven persons, including wanted men, on Tuesday were arrested in Kirkuk province, according to a local police chief.

“Today, a joint Iraqi-U.S. force conducted a search raid in three Huweija villages (65 km southwest of Kirkuk city) and captured seven persons, including wanted men,” Brig. Sarhad Qadir told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
The source did not provide more details.

Kirkuk, an oil-rich and mixed city of Kurds, Turkmen, Christians and Arabs, lies 250 km northeast of Baghdad.

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