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2008-06-03 Iraq
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U.S. forces kill 2 gunmen, arrest 30 in central, northern Iraq
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 (VOI) - U.S. forces killed two gunmen and arrested 30 others during operations against al-Qaeda in central and northern Iraq, the U.S. army said on Monday. Coalition forces killed two gunmen, detained 31 suspects and destroyed bomb-making materials during operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq in central and northern Iraq Sunday and Monday, the U.S. army said in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq Voices of Iraq (VOI).
Coalition forces spanned several target sites on Monday northwest of Tikrit, about 160 kilometers north of Baghdad, to target associates of an al-Qaeda in Iraq leader in Salah al-Din province. Information from an operation on May 15 led the force to the area, where they immediately encountered machine gun and small arms fire from multiple enemy positions. Responding to the hostile threat, Coalition forces returned fire and called for supporting aircraft to suppress the enemy fire. Two gunmen were confirmed dead as a result of the engagement, it added.
Also during the operations, Coalition forces found a car laden with bomb-making materials and suicide vest components, and a tunnel system leading to a bed-down location used as a suspected weapons cache holding area. The force destroyed the weapons, explosives and bed-down location, and detained eight suspected terrorists, some of whom identified others as al-Qaeda in Iraq members, the statement continued.
Five operations Sunday and Monday in Mosul targeted AQI senior leaders and their associates. A precision operation netted a leader of terrorist finances in the city, and Coalition forces detained 16 additional suspected terrorists, 11 of whom are believed to be associated with other AQI senior leaders.
Coalition forces continued to strike AQI networks in and around Baghdad, capturing two men wanted for their involvement in bombing networks in the city. One of the men, believed to be an expert in car-bombing tactics, was detained Monday with another suspect in Taji, about 20 kilometers north of Baghdad, it said.
The other was detained Monday in Salman Pak, about 25 kilometers south of the capital, and is allegedly tied to senior terrorist leaders. Coalition forces captured three additional suspected terrorists during two operations in Baghdad Sunday and Monday, the statement highlighted. 
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