Al Qaeda targeted a police chief and a tribal leader in two suicide car bomb attacks in Baiji; 22 were killed. The Sunni insurgent group Army of Truth has halted operations and seeks reconciliation. Nine al Qaeda operatives were killed and 22 captured in raids throughout the country. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured six al Qaeda operatives, including an emir in Mosul; six more al Qaeda operatives were killed in Mosul while emplacing an IED.
