U.S. and Iraqi forces have arrested 118 men in a raid on the town of Dour, north of Baghdad. The entire town was sealed off, and soldiers conducted house-to-house searches. Residents of the town complained about the military operation.

Unidentified Resident: “We do not have food supplies. We are besieged. We cannot leave our houses, and even those who can go outside prefer to stay at home, as it is safer.”

Another Unidentified Resident: “We are the people of al-Dour town. We have been besieged for seven days. The siege is stifling. Even those who are sick can’t leave through the checkpoints. We are badly in need of food supplies, especially flour. We have also run out of gas and oil.”