Iraq

The US military said Iran is still training the Special Groups. Coalition forces detained 22 al Qaeda operatives during raids in northern and central Iraq. Iraqi forces detained two al Qaeda operatives in Wasit province. Basrah police have launched an emergency security plan in the city. Four Awakening Council Fighters and two civilians were wounded in a car bomb explosion east of Samarra.

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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