Iraq

Iraqi counterterrorism forces detained 35 members of the Interior Ministry for involvement in a potential coup to restore the Baathist party to power. US and Iraqi forces detained six al Qaeda fighters in Mosul. Iraqi forces detained six insurgents in Kirkuk. Coalition forces captured 12 al Qaeda fighters in raids nationwide.

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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