BAGHDAD, Aug 21 (KUNA) -- The US forces arrested on Sunday eight gunmen, including a leader of an armed group, in Tikrit Province, north of Baghdad.
Spokesperson for Task Force Liberty told Kuwait News Agency that members of the force arrested eight gunmen in a burst and search operation, noting that the gunmen were involved in a number of attacks with explosives against the coalition forces.
The source said that one of the gunmen is a leader of an armed group, noting that the detainees were possessing weapons and different types of explosives.
Meanwhile, the Iraqi Police on Sunday found a weapons hideout in a voting center in Kirkuk, northern Iraq.
A press release issued by the Informational Team in north central Iraq said today that the members of Kirkuk Police found the hideout in a school used currently as a polling station in northern Kirkuk Province.
It added that the hideout contained six 60mm mortar rounds, two rocket lunching assemblies, detonator, and an explosive belt, noting that the weapons were clean and wrapped in fabrics.
The Independent Commission for Elections in Iraq opened 25 voting centers in Kirkuk Province in preparation for the referendum process on the permanent Iraqi constitution.
281 people arrested in Iraq for terror-related attacks -- spokesman
BAGHDAD, Aug 21 (KUNA) -- Up to 281 people have been arrested around Iraq for being implicated in terror-related attacks, said spokesman for the Iraqi government Laith Kibba on Sunday.
Speaking at a press conference, he said that among those arrested were 80 Egyptians, 64 Syrians, 41 Sudanese, 22 Saudis, 17 Jordanians, 10 Palestinians, seven Libyans, six Tunisians, as well as 12 Iranians, four Turks and one British national.
He added that all those arrested would stand before Iraqi courts, warning that terrorism in Iraq may spread to neighboring states if not countered.
Kibba expressed hope that Jordan would sign a security agreement with Iraq so as to allow for the pursuit of terrorists in its territories, adding that new laws would be passed allowing for aiding families for those killed in terrorist attacks.
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