At least three Iraqis were killed and two more were wounded in new attacks. Also, one U.S. soldier was killed in a small arms attack today, and another U.S. soldier died during physical training on Friday. Thousands of Iraqi pilgrims are making their way. Meanwhile, Iraq has run out of money to pay widow’s benefits and for other poverty alleviation programs.

A seven-year-old boy and his parents were wounded in Khalis.

In Mosul, gunmen killed a correspondent with the Mosuliya channel. Police liberated a hostage. A gunman was arrested.

A bomb left in a cart killed an old man in Baquba.

In Baghdad, a bomb wounded a man in Kadhimiya.

Ten suspected Naqshabandiya members, including a leader, were arrested in Salah ad Din province.

Ten suspects were arrested in Basra province.

Read more by Margaret Griffis

• Bombings Return to Central Iraq; 23 Killed – June 17th, 2013
• Iraq’s Shi’ite South Targeted: 54 Killed, 174 Wounded – June 16th, 2013
• 23 Killed Across Iraq; Mortar Attack on Iranian Dissident Camp – June 15th, 2013
• Iraq: Sunni Governor Unhurt in Assassination Attempt, Two Others Killed – June 13th, 2013
• Dawa Party Official Among Ten Killed in Iraq – June 12th, 2013