Iraq

Insurgents killed a newly elected politician and two civilians in attacks in Mosul, and a US soldier in an undisclosed location. Security forces detained 12 wanted men in Basrah.

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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