Iraqi forces arrest 176 ‘terrorists’: defense ministry
Iraqi security forces have arrested 176 “terrorists” and killed another 28 over the last 72 hours, the defense ministry revealed. “Over the last 72 hours we have arrested 176 terrorists or criminals, including five linked to the Al-Qaeda group,” it said Wednesday. It said “28 terrorists were also killed” in a series of operations carried out nationwide which broke up an unspecified number of insurgent cells and resulted in the seizure of “weapons and documents.” Full Story