Iraq

US soldiers killed 13 “criminals” and captured an EFP cell leader in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and detained nine during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi security forces captured an IED leader and two cell members. Iraqi troops also captured a senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader in Ramadi.

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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