Iraq

US officers said the Baghdad offensive will commence shortly and will be unprecedented in size and scope. Iraqi police took control of Kirkuk after 7 car bombs killed 3 and wounded 22. US forces killed a Sadr lieutenant in Baquba.

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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