Iraq

Coalition forces captured 24 al Qaeda operatives in raids throughout the country. US troops detained a known Special Groups leader in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad. Three Iraqis were killed and 16 were wounded in three IED attacks in Baghdad. One Awakening fighter was killed and four were wounded in an IED attack north of Baqubah.

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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