2 al-Qaida leaders captured in Iraq [View All]

Source: Associated Press

2 al-Qaida leaders captured in Iraq

By LAUREN FRAYER, Associated Press Writer
33 minutes ago

BAQOUBA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi troops captured two senior
al-Qaida militants and seven other operatives Saturday in
Diyala province, an Iraqi commander said, as an offensive to
clear the volatile area of insurgents entered its fifth day.

The U.S. military also cracked down elsewhere in Iraq, saying
in a statement that seven other al-Qaida fighters were killed
and 10 suspects detained in raids in Tikrit, east of Fallujah,
south of Baghdad and in Mosul.

Three other militants suspected of having ties to Iran were
detained in a predawn operation by U.S. forces working with
Iraqi informants in Baghdad's main Shiite district of Sadr
City, the military said separately.

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The British military also said Saturday that a British soldier
had died of wounds suffered the day before in a roadside
bombing in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. The death raised
to at least 153 the number of British troops killed since the
war started in March 2003.

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The report continues with other violence across Iraq.

Also: British soldier dies after bombing in Basra - Reuters

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Source: Reuters

FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, June 23
23 Jun 2007 10:17:52 GMT

June 23 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq
at 1000 GMT on Saturday:

* denotes new or updated item.

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* TIKRIT - U.S. soldiers conducting raids against al Qaeda killed
two men in a car which ignored orders to stop on a road near Tikrit,
175 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. A bomb
was found in the car, which was then destroyed by a U.S. air strike.

* FALLUJA - A U.S. air strike killed five gunmen who had opened fire
on a patrol seeking al Qaeda insurgents near Falluja, 50 km (32 miles)
west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

BAGHDAD - Police found 11 bodies on the streets of Baghdad on Friday.
Most had been shot dead.

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