A joint US-Iraqi force killed five insurgents, wounded another, and arrested 11 insurgents in search operations in northern Iraq. A Multi-National Force (MNF) press release said that the US forces killed five insurgents and wounded another during a patrol mission in Tel Afer. It added that the Iraqi Police arrested two suspected terrorists in two search operations in Mosul, and arrested another during a patrol mission in northwestern Mosul.The US force arrested four insurgents in a burst and search operation in northeastern Mosul, and arrested four others in a patrol in Tel Afer. The press release added that an Iraqi civilian was killed and nine others were wounded in a blast in Tel Afer. Witnesses said that an individual placed an object inside the trunk of a car and disappeared from the site, noting that the blast is still under investigation. Meanwhile, the US forces seized two weapons hideouts nearby the city of Kirkuk, northern Iraq. An MNF press release said that members of the Task Force Liberty in the US Army found two weapons hideouts, noting that they included 28 155mm type shells, 13 105mm shells, two 130mm shells, and a 110mm shell. The weapons were destroyed onsite without creating other damages.