Iraq

A Sadr aide says US troops will “go home in coffins”. Iraq is seeking the release of the Iranians that were arrested near the consulate in Irbil. The Irians were applying for, but did not have diplomatic status. The Haifa Street area has been cordoned off after fierce battles that killed over 50.

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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