The Iraqi journalist who claimed 11 family members were killed recanted. A joint US & Iraqi operation in Khalis netted “scores” of al Qaeda fighters. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 17 during operations. Coalition forces detained 18 suspects during operations north of Bayji. The Nasiriyah SWAT captured two Special Groups leaders. A suicide bomber killed one member of the Diyala Awakening and wounded two.
