Coalition forces killed six al Qaeda operative and detained 14 during operations in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi security forces arrested 40 insurgents and defused 32 IEDs in Baghdad. US troops arrested an al Qaeda leader near Kirkuk. The Salahadin Awakening Council on Sunday called on Osma bin Laden to order his followers to stop targeting and killing Iraqis. Al Qaeda kidnapped 13 Iraqis in Salahadin. Basrah’s police chief escaped two assassination attempts.
