11 Militants Dead In Iraq Raids

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From Press Association: US and Iraqi forces killed 11 suspected militants and captured 64 others in two days of raids across central and northern Iraq, officials said. Iraqi troops killed eight suspects and arrested 28 overnight in Salman Pak, about 15 miles south of Baghdad, Iraqi police said. They also seized weapons, explosives and some vehicles in the raid, including a Humvee that was apparently stolen from the Iraqi army. Meanwhile, US forces killed three suspects and detained 36 others in operations targeting al Qaida in Iraq (AQI), the military said. One of those killed was an AQI leader involved in car bombings in western Baghdad. He was killed on Saturday by US troops who were working in support of Iraqi soldiers. The military did not identify him.

Near Hawijah, 150 miles north of Baghdad, US troops launched a raid targeting an alleged AQI member responsible for financing terrorist attacks in Kirkuk, the statement said. As American soldiers approached a building where the man was believed to be hiding, they came under enemy fire and responded, killing two suspects and wounding another. The wounded man was treated on site and then arrested. US troops then destroyed the building. The statement did not say whether the al Qaida suspect was one of those killed. US soldiers also detained 24 suspects in a raid against AQI media and propaganda operations. Another four men were captured separately nearby. Another seven suspected militants were detained during operations in Mosul.