(KUNA) -- The US army in Iraq announced on Friday it has killed and arrested 38 militants in scattered places in central and south Iraq. The army said in a statement that US forces killed today seven terrorists and arrested 31 others in various operations in central and south of the country. It added that the operations were centered in areas west of Mosul, north of Falluja, west of Sammarra, Biji and south west of Kirkuk targeting al-Qaeda-inspired militants.