Iraq

Insurgents killed a US soldier in Basrah and a civilian in Hillah. Security forces captured a “high-ranking” al Qaeda operative near Miqdadiyah. General Odierno said Iran continues to fund Shia terror groups operating in Iraq.

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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