34 al Qaeda killed in day's fighting during Phantom Phoenix

Bill Roggio gives an excellent update on Operation Phantom Pheonix at The Long War Journal.

Coalition and Iraqi security forces were active during Thursday and Friday's fighting as part of Operation Phantom Phoenix. Two senior al Qaeda in Iraq operatives were killed along with 32 foot soldiers during fighting in Arab Jabour, Miqdadiyah and the Samarra region. Another 34 al Qaeda fighters were reported captured.

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