Kirkuk’s security forces uncover rocket-launching bases

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: The police forces in northern Iraq ’s oil-rich city of Kirkuk have discovered 3 rocket-launching bases, arresting a demanded man wanted for Iraqi Law’s Article 4 – Terrorism, a Joint Kirkuk Security Coordination Center reported on Monday.   “Three rocket-launching bases have been discovered on the main highway, connecting Kirkuk with Baghdad on Monday, along with several electronic devices and explosives,” the Center told IraqiNews.com news agency.   In a related development, Kirkuk ’s Police Director, Lt-Brigadier Sarhad Qader said that a joint police force had managed to arrest a demanded person, according to Article 4 – Terrorism in Kirkuk ’s Industrial district.   Meanwhile, Kirkuk’s Asayish (Kurdish security)’s media official, Farhad Hama Ali told Awat al-Iraq that their forces have discovered a rocket in south Kirkuk’s Panja-Ali area, ready for launching.   He said that the Asayish forces had detained a person, trading with narcotics in Kirkuk ’s Askari district.   Kirkuk is 280 km to the northeast of Baghdad .   SKH (IT)   555