Iraq

Insurgents killed a council member in Sadr City and a civilian in Al Kut. Security forces detained a wanted person in Kirkuk. The US troop level has dropped below 50,000.

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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