Iraq

Insurgents killed a policeman in Baghdad and a physician in Kirkuk. Security forces detained eight wanted men in Basrah. Iraq’s foreign minister wants the US to play an active role in settling the deadlock over choosing the next prime minister.

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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