Iraq

Security forces killed three gunmen and arrested three more in Mosul, and detained a senior al Qaeda leader in Thi Qar and 18 wanted men in Basrah. Insurgents killed an Awakening fighter in Kirkuk. Iraqi is seeking US trainers, not soldiers, to remain after the December 2011 deadline.

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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