(KUNA) -- Law enforcement bodies in Baghdad announced on Wednesday that joint forces killed 21 militants and arrested dozens in the Iraqi capital during the past 24 hours. The statement said joint forces took down 19 militants in Al-Rasafa, one in Abu Ghraib, and another in Al-Mahmoudiyah. The forces, the statement revealed, also arrested 29 militants and 38 other suspects. During the mission, a bomb was defused and four unlicensed vehicle were confiscated, it said. The statement also reported that four security members were killed and 13 others were injured. Armed confrontations had occurred Tuesday in Al-Fadhl area which resulted in the death of a number of gunmen as well as security personnel.