Five women were among the ten Iraqis killed today. They were murdered at home in Samarra. Another six Iraqis were wounded in the various attacks.

Gunmen killed five women shortly after the iftar meal at the Samarra home of a school director. The director was not at home but his wife was killed as well as three daughters and one daughter-in-law.

An I.E.D. in Falluja killed one civilian and wounded two more.

Near Ramadi, gunmen killed two policemen and wounded two more.

In Mosul, a gunman was killed during a security operation. A policeman was shot down. A kidnap victim was freed.

Two policemen were wounded in a blast in Kirkuk.

Three suspects were arrested after a bomb blew up in Baquba.

Authorities in Diyala province admitted that over 16,000 detainees remain incarcerated pending trial. Some have been imprisoned as long as six years.

Read more by Margaret Griffis

• Monday Mayhem: 133 Killed, 283 Wounded in Iraq – May 20th, 2013
• Iraqi Police Targeted As Attacks Claim 44 Lives – May 19th, 2013
• Forty Killed Across Iraq; 13 Kidnapped in Anbar Province – May 18th, 2013
• Retaliation Against Sunnis Leave 90 Dead, 201 Wounded Across Iraq – May 17th, 2013
• Bombings Continue in Baghdad, Kirkuk; 40 Killed – May 16th, 2013