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24 arrested within Bashaer al-Kheir II in Diala

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Security forces in Diala captured 24 wanted persons and suspects as part of Operation Bashaer al-Kheir (Promise of Good) II, launched in the volatile province to track down gunmen of Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) network, the Diala police chief said on Saturday. “Since Bashaer al-Kheir II was launched on Friday (May 1), twenty-one wanted AQI members and three suspects were captured and detonation wires, military uniform, 90 rifles of different types, 22 mortar shells and two guns with silencers were seized,” Maj. General Abdulhussein al-Shimari told IraqiNews.com news agency. ” Bashaer al-Kheir II, which aims to eliminate all outlaws, AQI members and all wanted persons, is covering all areas of Diala, where 21,000 personnel from the police, the Iraqi army’s 5th Division and two army brigades from outside the province are taking part,” Shimari added. Operation Bashaer al-Kheir I, which was launched at the end of July 2008, covered all areas of Diala. The province of Diala lies 57 km northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AmR (P) 1

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