A US Soldier stands next to a poster showing the anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the Shiite enclave of Sadr city, Baghdad, Iraq, 13 June 2008

The U.S. military in Iraq says coalition forces have detained 25suspected members of al-Qaida in Iraq in operations around the countrysince Friday.

A military statement issued Saturday sayscoalition troops apprehended two men with suspected links to carbombing attacks, as well as seven other suspects in Baghdad and thenorthern city of Taji. One of the men is accused of teaching bombingtechniques to several insurgent groups.

In the northern city ofMosul, the military says coalition forces continued to target al-Qaidain Iraq networks. It says the troops detained two people during asearch for a suspected insurgent leader who oversees the network'sfinances.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, and Reuters.