Iraq

Coalition forces detained nine suspected al Qaeda operatives in raids nationwide. US troops captured three Special Groups operatives in Baghdad. Iraqi troops captured two Mahdi Army fighters in Al Kut. A US soldier was killed by gunfire in Baghdad.

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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