3 suspected insurgents captured in Iraq

U.S. troops raided a mosque in Baghdad on Sunday and captured three suspected insurgents hiding inside, the military said.

The detainees include a man believed to be responsible for distributing weapons to build bombs for attacks on American and Iraqi forces, the U.S. military said in a statement.

U.S. rules of engagement allow troops to enter mosques only in rare cases.

"We do not enter mosques for the sole purposes of disrupting insurgent activities or conducting a show of force. Mosque entries occur only as a last resort," said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, a U.S. military spokesman.

U.S. soldiers "respect the sanctity and holiness of all places of worship," he said.

During the operation, an Iraqi woman suffered wounds to her thigh and head, the statement said. She was treated on the scene, then transported to a local hospital.

Also Sunday, the U.S. military announced that more than 50 insurgents were detained in a three-day operation in Salahuddin province north of Baghdad. Three suspected insurgents were killed in raid, the military said in another statement.