U.S. troops killed six suspected al Qaeda terrorists and captured 14 others in operations Saturday and Sunday in central and northern Iraq, the U.S. military said.One of those captured west of Mahmudiya on Saturday was believed to be responsible for opening a center to train women to be suicide bombers in Yusufiya, the military said. He was also wanted for coordinating attacks against coalition forces, the military said. Coalition troops, targeting al Qaeda's network in the northeast Diyala River valley, killed four terrorists in a firefight Saturday. After the battle near Muqdadiya, they found machine guns, roadside bombs, rocket-propelled grenade launchers and rounds, the military said.
When coalition forces returned to the Muqdadiya area Sunday to follow up, they engaged insurgents in a battle that ended with two terrorists killed and seven captured, the military said. One of those killed was wearing a suicide bomb vest, the military said. They also found two weapons caches, including rifles, grenades and ammunition. Coalition forces targeting al Qaeda in Mosul detained six suspected terrorists Sunday, the military said.