Iraq

Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained five while targeting the group’s financial infrastructure in Baghdad. Iraqi forces detained 34 insurgents in Baghdad and captured an al Qaeda leader in Baqubah. Two police were killed and six were wounded in an IED attack in Baqubah. Two police were killed and five wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad. British forces are deploying along the Iranian border in Basrah province.

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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