Security forces raid Dhi Qar, Qadisiyyah, arrest 300 civilians

Joint Iraqi security forces from the Federal Police and Iraqi army raided on Thursday Dhi Qar and al-Qadisiyyah governorates and apprehended nearly 300 civilians.

In a statement, an officer from Dhi Qar police said that the joint forces apprehended 265 suspects and fugitives from Dhi Qar and al-Qadisiyyah governorates.

These apprehensions of civilians come as part of random arrests policy of the government, which it uses to settle scores between it and major political parties in Iraq as the elections are approaching.