Joint force arrests 37 wanted men, suspects in Diala

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Joint Iraqi-U.S. forces arrested 37 wanted persons and suspects in Jalawlaa, according to a security source on Friday. “A joint force of army, police and Peshmerga personnel, backed by U.S. troops, waged on Friday morning (April 16) a wide-scale security operation in Bayza and Jakhat villages in al-Tabj region in Jalawlaa, southwest of Khanaqin,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The forces arrested 37 wanted persons and suspected gunmen,” he added. Khanaqin lies 155 northeast of Baaquba, the capital of Diala province, which lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad SH (P) 3