Iraqi forces arrested 265 suspects, including a senior al Qaeda leader, since operations began in Diyala five days ago. Five Awakening fighters were killed in a bombing in Diyala. Coalition forces detained 21 al Qaeda operatives operations in central and northern Iraq. More than 40,000 security forces have deployed in Karbala. Iraqi will purchase $11 billion of weapons from the US.
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