Iraq

A top Sadr aide was arrested in Najaf during a joint U.S. and Iraqi operation. U.S. generals expect violence to increase during Ramadan and says more Iraqi troops needed to combat militias.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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