Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 19 during raids in central and northern Iraq. Twelve al Qaeda operatives were detained in separate raids against al Qaeda cells in Mosul. Coalition forces also captured a Special Groups finance facilitator and detained two associates during a raid in the Baghdad area. Police captured a senior al Qaeda leader and killed four fighters in Samarra. Four Awakening fighters were killed and nine wounded in an IED attack in Shirqat.
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