(KUNA) -- A number of 18 insurgents were arrested by the Iraqi military in different operations, said a statement for the Multi-National Force (MNF) Friday. Special Iraqi units began the missions on Thursday by arresting eight people when they stormed a location in south Baghdad, the statement noted. Two booby-trapped cars were found in the location and the unit managed to defuse them, added the statement.In another mission, the Iraqi forces also arrested 10 people in an area south of the capital. The mission was a success with no casualties reported among civilians, Iraq forces, or MNF troops who supervised the missions.