Iraqi and US forces killed four al Qaeda fighters and captured 58 during an operation in Ninewa province; four Iraqi soldiers were killed during a firefight. Coalition forces detained five al Qaeda operatives in Baghdad and Mosul. Iraqi forces captured an al Qaeda cell member in Babylon. Coalition forces captured two Special Groups “key leaders” and an operative in Baghdad. Iraqi troops captured a Special Groups leader in Shula. More than 500 insurgents have reconciled since late June in the cities of Tikrit and Ad Dwar.
