(KUNA) -- The US army said Thursday American soldiers killed five Al-Qaeda militants and arrested five others in separate operations in Iraq. A statement by the army said the US soldiers killed four gunmen during a raid on their hideout in the southeast of Baghdad. The raid, it added, targeted Al-Qaeda top militants in Iraq or Al-Qaeda affiliates. Another militant was killed in another attack in Samra', northern baghdad, said the army. The operations, aimed at cracking down on militants nationwide, also resulted in the apprehension of five militants, said the army.