(KUNA) -- Iraqi Ministry of Defense said Thursday that their soldiers were able to arrest 27 armed men and the dismantling of two cars loaded with explosives in different parts of the country. A statement by the ministry said the arrest of five armed men in the northern city of Mosul coincided with the arrest of seven others in the Ramadi city in the west of Iraq. Eleven other armed men were arrested north of Baghdad, while the dismantling of two car bombs was made in the Howaija and Al-Khales towns, statement added.Meanwhile, Iraqi military forces said today that they have found a militant hide out in the Al-Azameya area in Baghdad designed to be used for making bombs. Iraqi forces have also arrested four suspects in the Forat river mid west of Iraq.