Iraq: 13 Anti-Shia Terrorists Involved in Nikhaib Massacre Arrested in Anbar

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - 13 accused of killing Shiite soldiers and civilians in Nikhaib area located between Karbala and Anbar provinces were arrested on Saturday, an official security source said. “A joint force of Anbar Operations Command and police carried out this morning, especially in Nikhaib and Rutba desert, an operation that resulted in arresting 13 of those involved in Nikhaib recent incident,” said the source.A military force began last Thursday a “large” operation backed by helicopters in Nikhaib, located between Anbar and Karbala provinces; on the background of killing of 14 people from Karbala people by unidentified gunmen, an official security source said.This incident remind us of the attack, which occurred a few years ago when gunmen stopped a bus carrying civilians and killed most of the men on the bus near the same area.While UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq (SRSG), Martin Kobler condemned on Thursday, the assassination of 15 policemen, border guards and civilians in Nikhaib town on WednesdayAnother source in Salahuddin police said on Saturday that 16 wanted were arrested including leaders in “Islamic state of Iraq” northern the province ./129