Al Mada newspaper reported Friday on the arrest of 14 wanted figures who were disguised as women in Diyala.

In details, the paper said Baqouba police announced the arrest of the 14 wanted men said to be members of al-Qaida.

"They were all disguised in women’s clothes," the report said.

A police official told the paper "a group of people were riding a bus. It was stopped for search at a checkpoint. The riders turned nervous, which made the police suspect them. After they were asked to present identification cards, we noticed they were from another district that has been the focus of raids.”

Police said all those arrested were between the ages of 15 and 22 except for two who were in their 30s.