US troops killed 11 Mahdi Army fighters in New Baghdad. The US military killed Mahdi Army commander Arkan Hasnawi in a strike in Sadr City on May 3. Iraqi soldiers found four mortar and rocket launch pads in Sadr City. Iraqi security forces arrested 23 insurgents in Baghdad. Coalition forces detained 29 al Qaeda operatives during raids nationwide.
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