Iraq

Security forces arrested five al Qaeda in Iraq operatives in Diyala and Baghdad, and two wanted men in Kirkuk. Four Awakening fighters were killed during clashes between Arabs and Turcomans in Kirkuk.

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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