Iraqi and US forces kicked off Operation Phanton Phoenix, while Operation Hero’s Harvest is underway in Miqdadiyah. Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operatives and detained 28 during operations in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi security forces killed one insurgent and captured 14 in Baghdad. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured an “extremist cell leader” and three operatives in Baghdad. Coalition forces captured a Special Groups leader and three operatives in Baghdad. Ten member of an Awakening security team were kidnapped in Baghdad.
