Iraq

A Sadrist member of parliament and three civilians were killed in an IED attack in Baghdad. The director of the Karbala provincial council was killed in an IED attack. Iraqi forces captured eight al Qaeda operatives and a Special groups fighter in raids nationwide. US troops captured three Special Groups fighters in Baghdad and two al Qaeda operatives in Mosul.

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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