Iraq

Security forces killed an al Qaeda leader and detained seven IED cell members in Baghdad and Mosul, and detained 30 wanted men in Thi Qhar, Kirkuk, and Anbar. Insurgents killed an Iraqi soldier and two civilians in attacks 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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