14 arrested in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Security forces arrested 12 men wanted on criminal charges and two suspects others during search raids all over Basra city on Saturday, a local police source said. “Basra’s police forces conducted search raids in different areas of the city on Saturday (Jan. 30), capturing 12 persons on charges of involvement in criminal incidents and two suspects,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The oil-rich port city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AmR (P) 1