2 gunmen arrested in Diala

March 13, 2009 - 09:25:31

DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi army forces arrested two gunmen of what is called the Islamic State of Iraq in northeast of Baaquba on Thursday night, a security source said.

“An army force on Thursday (Mar. 12) waged a security raid in Sama village in al-Saadiya district in Khaneqeen, northeast of Baaquba, where it arrested the two gunmen,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

Baaquba, the capital of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad.

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