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The unraveling of al Qaeda inMosul continues

DefenseLINK:

Coalition forces raided two terrorist safe houses in Mosul, Iraq, today, killing two terrorists and detaining three others, military officials reported.

The terrorists were suspected of having connections to senior al Qaeda leaders in Mosul and northern Iraq.

Upon entering the first terrorist safe house, coalition forces were engaged with small-arms fire by two of the men. Coalition forces immediately returned fire, killing the two terrorists. Troops searched and secured the safe house, detaining one additional terrorist who was hiding in the house. Coalition forces then moved to the second safe house, where they detained two terrorists without incident.

The coalition's use of multiple intelligence sources and tips from concerned citizens has resulted in capturing or killing at least four "emirs," or regional leaders, during the past four months, military officials said.

Elsewhere, an Iraqi citizen led coalition forces to four weapons cache sites southwest of Kirkuk today.

The man stopped a patrol, reported buried munitions in the area and took the coalition forces to the area. The cache sites contained 4,000 37 mm air defense rounds. Explosives experts will detonate the munitions in place.

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