Iraq

Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 19 others during raids in central and northern Iraq. Coalition forces captured two suspected Special Groups leaders and detained three others in the Al Mashru area, and captured another leader in the Baghdad area. A suicide car bomber killed five and wounded eight in Baghdad. Two members of the Baqubah Awakening were killed in an attack. The Iraqi government will not pardon insurgents during Eid.

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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