26 'Iran-linked' terrorists killed in Baghdad

Baghdad: Coalition troops killed 26 militants suspected to have links to "Iranian terror networks" in pre-dawn raids in Baghdad's Sadr City on Saturday.

Seventeen militants were also detained during the raids that targeted four cars belonging to "secret cell" networks, the military said in a statement.

"It is believed that the suspected terrorists have close ties to Iranian terror networks and are responsible for facilitating the flow of lethal aid into Iraq," the military added.

The raids are the latest in a series of operations targeting militants in northeast Baghdad's Shiite slum. The US accuses these militants of smuggling weapons from Iran.