(VOI) -- Coalition forces detained 15 suspected al-Qaeda operatives, including two wanted men, during operations targeting the armed group in two of the country's largest cities Monday, according to a release issued by the Multi-National Force (MNF) in Iraq. "Coalition forces captured a wanted man with alleged historic ties to al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) during an operation in Baghdad and detained two additional suspects," read the release as received by Aswat al-Iraq -- Voices of Iraq -- (VOI). "In Mosul, Coalition forces detained a dozen suspected terrorists while targeting AQI propaganda nodes, including a wanted man assessed to be part of multiple AQI networks. The wanted man allegedly distributes extremist propaganda and acts as a liaison between AQI senior leaders," it added.