Iraq

Iraqi security forces detained 18 insurgents in a series of operations in Mosul. Police detained 19 insurgents and an al Qaeda leader in Diyala, and 11 wanted men in Thi Qhar province. A US soldier was killed during a combat patrol outside of Baghdad.

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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