The Iraqi government put 10 men to death today, bringing the total number of known executions to 129 for the year. One of the men was Egyptian. Despite international condemnation, several mass executions have taken place since the beginning of the year.

In Mosul, several bombs exploded, but only one policeman was wounded. A kidnapping victim was freed.

A bomb targeting the secretary general of the Salah ad Din council left no casualties in Tuz.

No casualties were reported after a pair of bombs targeted troops in Riyadh.

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