Iraq

Coalition forces detained 20 suspected al Qaeda fighters during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi special forces captured two Special Groups operatives in Baghdad. US troops captured a Special Groups operative in New Baghdad. US troops found a large cache in the Kadhamiyah district of Baghdad that included Iranian-made C-4 and 11 EFPs.

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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