Iraq

One day after President Bush vowed to crack down on Iran for involvement with the insurgency, US forces raided the Iranian consulate in Ibril and detained five for involvement with the insurgency. Iraqi and U.S. forces raid Sadr Cirt last evening. SCIRI’s Hakim backs the government in its crackdown on 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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