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BAGHDAD, Sept 22 (KUNA) -- Joint Iraqi and US forces killed ten militants
and detained 16 others in the town of Miqdadiya in Diyala Province, northeast
of Baghdad, according to Iraqi police on Saturday.
A police press release quoted an official source as saying that the joint
forces made progress in search operations for terrorist groups in Miqdadiya
and its suburbs, considered a launch point for Al-Qaeda operatives in the area.
According to the source, ten militants were killed and 16 others were
arrested, while 11 explosive devices were defused and eight others were safely
detonated.
They also safely detonated two booby-trapped houses and discovered three
weapons caches, the statement said, adding that the forces were supported by
residents of the two.
Miqdadiya is still being struck be terrorist attacks despite the
considerable improvement in Diyala security. (end)
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