US troops detained two Special Groups leaders in Baghdad and an Asaib al Haq operative in Diyala. Iraqi troops captured two Special Groups operatives in central Iraq, three Mahdi fighters in Maysan, four more in Basrah, and four al Qaeda operatives in Miqdadiyah. Iraqi and US forces captured 12 al Qaeda suspects in raids nationwide. A US soldier was killed in a rocket attack near Amarah.
