Insurgents significantly dialed down the violence today, but at least five Iraqis were killed in new attacks. Another 10 were wounded.
In Baghdad, gunmen killed two policemen guarding a checkpoint in Adil. Five people were wounded, including three civilians, when a bomb in Amiriya exploded.
In Mosul, a clash left one soldier dead and one wounded. A man was killed as he allegedly was building a bomb.
A bomb just south of Baghdad, near Jurf al-Sakhar, killed a local official.
Three people were wounded in a blast in Latifiya.
A roadside bomb in Qaim wounded a civilian.
A car bomb in Kirkuk left no casualties.
