Acts of detention continued in Iraq

In Falluja west of Baghdad, the American forces detained 75 civilians including three women, in the largest breaking in operation in al-Karamah area and its suburbs.

This operation came after the American forces in the city were exposed to clashes by gunmen in the past 24 hours.

One eye witness from the city said that the American forces released 8 persons of the detained persons including three women.

In another development, the Iraqi authorities detained guards responsible for the protection of oil pipelines under the pretext of collaborating in a campaign launched by gunmen to destroy oil pipeline networks which links between the capital and Karkouk city in the north of the country without mentioning the number of the detainees.

In a statement, the Iraqi central criminal court said it sentences to imprisonment some 36 Iraqis over committing what it called terrorist acts. It also convicted one Saudi Arabian citizen to 20 year imprisonment under the same charge.