Iraqi police arrests 11 suspects planning to attack Eid ul Fitr festivities in southwest of Kirkuk

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Iraq police sources said yesterday that 11 suspects were arrested in a security operation to the southwest of the city.  The source told that joint military and police forces raided the Industrial Quarter, 10 km southwest of Kirkuk, and arrested 11 suspects or wanted who were planning to terrorist attacks during the coming Eid ul Fitr festivities. The source, who request anonymity, added that among the arrested were 2 fathers and 2 brothers of gunmen who were killed last week during their attacks on Iraqi forces in Daqouq area, 30 km south of Kirkuk.  The raids were carried out based on intelligence information which indicated that the wanted persons were connected to the Iraqi Islamic State Organization, Mujahideen Army and 20th Revolution legions. The source added police forces managed to seize two vehicles with forged papers.The attack in Daquouq was carried out 2 August, 2012 and resulted in the death of 6 of the attackers and one soldier, and left 3 soldiers wounded. Kirkuk, the center of the province, lies 280 km northeast of the capital Baghdad, and is one of the disputed areas between Baghdad and Arbil.  The area usually witnesses continued attacks which result in military and civilian casualties, alike. /129