Iraq

Iraqi forces detained five al Qaeda fighters and two IED cell members in Diyala. Insurgents killed one soldier and wounded three more in an IED attack in Diyala. US troops have pulled back to five large bases in Diyala 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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