Iraq

A car bomb killed nine Iraqis in Baghdad. A suicide bomber killed one person and wounded 35 more in Fallujah. Security forces detained 65 wanted men in Basrah, 43 more in Dhi Qhar, and 10 insurgents in Kirkuk. An Iraqi tribal leader was assassinated near Mosul. President Obama visited Baghdad for talks with Prime Minister Maliki.

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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