2 al-Qaida leaders captured in Iraq

Militarily the worm has turned as they are systematically routing out and destroying al Qaida and the Sadr militia with overwhelming force. The last major piece of the puzzle is in the political arena. They need to pass the oil sharing deal in the next 30 days to make it all come together.

BAQOUBA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi troops captured two senior al-Qaida militants and seven other operatives Saturday in Diyala province, an Iraqi commander said, as an offensive to clear the volatile area of insurgents entered its fifth day.

The U.S. military also cracked down elsewhere in Iraq, saying in a statement that seven other al-Qaida fighters were killed and 10 suspects detained in raids in Tikrit, east of Fallujah, south of Baghdad and in Mosul.

Three other militants suspected of having ties to Iran were detained in a predawn operation by U.S. forces working with Iraqi informants in Baghdad's main Shiite district of Sadr City, the military said separately.