The Iraqi defense ministry said 272 members of the Soldiers of Heaven were killed, wounded, or captured during recent clashes in Basrah and Nasiriyah. Iraqi security force killed 14 insurgents and captured 60 in Baghdad. Coalition forces detained 10 al Qaeda operatives during a raid in Al Ali village in the northern Diyala. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 19 suspects during raids in central Iraq; 16 al Qaeda operatives were detained during raids the day prior. A suicide bomber killed five civilians, including an Awakening tribal leader in Amiriyat.
