“QRD forces arrested on Friday morning (Nov. 12) four al-Qaeda wanted men during a security operation in al-Khanasa and al-Shujiera regions in al-Suwiera district, north of Kut,” Colonel Aziz al-Ameer told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“The forces seized amounts of weapons and explosives found in their possession,” he added.
Kut, the capital of Wassit, is 180 km southeast of Baghdad.
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