A Federal Interior Ministry statement , copy received by PUKmedia said that police forces launched a crackdown on terrorists in Baquba , al- Khalis , Baladroz, Jalawla and Khan Bani Saad in Diyala province .

14 wanted persons were arrested during the operation , the statement added.

Police forces found explosives in a farm near Balad Roz distrct in eastern Baquba.