BAGHDAD, APRIL 30 (SPA) - U.S. AND IRAQI FORCES KILLED MORE THAN 20 FOREIGN INSURGENTS, SEVERAL OF THEM WEARING SUICIDE VESTS, DURING RAIDS SOUTH OF BAGHDAD IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, THE U.S. MILITARY SAID ON SUNDAY. THE RAIDS TOOK PLACE IN AND AROUND YUSIFIYA, A VILLAGE 15 KM (9 MILES) SOUTH OF BAGHDAD, WHICH INSURGENTS HAVE USED AS A STAGING AREA FOR SUICIDE ATTACKS IN BAGHDAD, THE MILITARY SAID IN A STATEMENT. A U.S. COMBAT HELICOPTER WAS PRESUMABLY SHOT DOWN IN THE YUSIFIYA AREA ON APRIL 1, KILLING ITS TWO PILOTS. U.S. AND IRAQI FORCES CAPTURED SEVEN WANTED INSURGENTS AND DETAINED MORE THAN 50 OTHER SUSPECTS ON SATURDAY DURING RAIDS ON LOCATIONS BELIEVED TO BE SAFE HOUSES FOR FOREIGN FIGHTERS AND AL QAEDA-LINKED LEADERS, THE MILITARY WAS QUOTED AS SAYING BY REUTERS. --SPA 1301 Local Time 1001 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/357267