Iraq

20 were killed in a raid and air strike in Sunni village northwest of Baghdad. Three freed Iraqi hostages from Christian Peacemaker Teams forgave their captors and pushed for leniecy. The Iraqi Army graduated 500 new troops. Japan extends ASDF Iraq airlift mission until the end of July.

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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