On 27 August, a suicide bomber assassinated General Abdel Rahman Abu Ragheef, deputy commander of operations in the province of Anbar, and Brigadier Safeen Abdel Majeed, a divisional commander.
Den 27. august dræbte en selvmordsbomber general Abdel Rahman Abu Ragheef, næstkommanderende for operationer i provinsen Anbar, og brigadegeneral Safeen Abdel Majeed, en afdelingskommandant.