Iraq

The Iraqi government and the Sadrist bloc entered an agreement that lets the Iraqi Army enter Sadr City. US forces killed 10 Mahdi Army fighters in Sadr City. Iraqi special forces captured three Special Groups operatives in Amara. Iraqi soldiers captured 14 Mahdi Army fighters in Basrah. Coalition forces detained 12 al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq today.

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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