Iraq

President Bush has initiated a separate review of Iraq policy. U.S. and Iraqi forces captured Abdullah Juburi, a top al Qaeda leader, in Baghdad. Only two are still in captivity after yesterday’s kidnapping. “I do not need only the captives to be released, but I also want those who did that act,” said PM Maliki. Eighteen insurgents are detained in raids in Baghdad and Anbar. Iraqi police arrested an aide of al-Douri.

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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