Malaysia rejected an Iraqi request to return a former lawmaker who stood accused of terrorist acts. Mohammed al-Daini had been critical of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government and exposed secret jails. He claimed the charges were politically motivated, and very little evidence against him had been gathered by the time he fled Iraq.

At least eight Iraqis were killed and eight more were wounded in new violence.

In Mosul, gunmen killed two men at a clothing store. A policeman was gunned down at a checkpoint. The skeleton of a man who was kidnapped in 2008 was found.

In Kirkuk, a high school student was shot dead. A sticky bomb killed a man in his car. Two homes were attacked, but no casualties were reported.

Seven people were wounded when a car bomb exploded near a Shi’ite procession in Balad Ruz.

In Mosul, a man was killed as he was allegedly trying to plant a bomb. Afterwards the governor said that suspicious people had been appointed to government service including the attacker.

In Baghdad, an engineer was killed.

A roadside bomb wounded a shepherd in Udhaim.

A bomb targeted a Sahwa commander in Tariqiya

Three people, one a teenager, disappeared in Hilla.

Read more by Margaret Griffis

• Nine Killed As Iraqi President Demands End to Political Squabbles – May 26th, 2012
• Iraqi Political Coalitions Still Fighting over Maliki’s Right To Lead – May 25th, 2012
• Talabani Threatens To Resign over Political Tensions – May 24th, 2012
• Iraq Bus Bombing Kills Lebanese and Iranian Pilgrims – May 23rd, 2012
• 14 Iraqis Killed As National Alliance Is Asked To Select A Replacement PM – May 22nd, 2012