Shafaq News/ Security forces have arrested on Thursday the activist Shuja Al-Khafaji in the federal capital Baghdad.

Media sources told Shafaq News that a special security force arrested at dawn today the blogger and activist Shuja Al-Khafaji, owner of the " AL-Khowa al-Nadefa “Facebook page .

The sources added that the force took al-Khafaji to Muthanna airport, noting that the arrest was carried out without a warrant.

It is noteworthy that activists and some political parties confirm that the security forces carried out a campaign of "arbitrary" arrest of demonstrations’ supporters in the capital Baghdad and a number of provinces, which left about 170 people dead, and 7000 wounded protesters.