Iraq

Iraq will investigate Hussein’s execution, particularly the taunt and unauthorized video recording. A Maliki aide was arrested for taking the video. Hussein’s co-defendants are to be executed Thursday. U.S. forces in Ramadi captured 23 suspects with ties to senior al Qaeda leaders. The Central Criminal Court of Iraq convicted 48 security detainees from December 8 to 28, including Saudi Arabians, Yemenis, a Jordanian, a Syrian and a Sudanese.

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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