Almost 260, including 11 foreign fighters, killed or caught north-east

For those that think the multitude of local tribes joining the fight against al-qaeda is no big deal....think again.

BAGHDAD, Oct 4 (KUNA) -- More than 260 Iraqi fighters, including foreigners, were killed or rounded up Wednesday in a large army operation in the governorate of Diali, north of the capital Baghdad, a police source said in a statement.

The Fifth Iraqi squad force, which continued to crack down on armed men in the district of Diali, succeeded in killing or arresting about 250 terrorists in the city of Baaqouba, the largest in the governorate of Diali," the statement said.

It added that the operation was called "fast reply." "The success of the operation was due to the cooperation of local Iraqi tribes," the head of the Diali police station Staff Lieutenant-General Ghassan Al-Bawi said.