At least 76 people were killed, mostly militants, and 37 were wounded in today’s violence.
In Anbar:
In Falluja, nine people were killed and 13 more were wounded by artillery fire. Five militants were killed in a clash just outside of town. Troops killed 25 militants.
Fifteen militants were killed in Jurf al-Sakhar during military operations related those in Anbar. Jurf al-Sakhar is just over the border in Babel province.
Gunmen shelled an army base in Garma.
Five militants were killed in al-Jazira.
A militant leader and three companions were killed in Ramadi.
Elsewhere:
A bomb at a Tarmiya market killed five shoppers and wounded 14 more.
In Mosul, gunmen killed a policeman. One militant was killed and another was wounded when they bomb they were handling exploded prematurely. Security forces killed a suicide bomber. Gunmen killed a judge.
In Yathrib, gunmen killed an intelligence officer and wounded two bodyguards. A separate attack left two more security personnel wounded.
One soldier was killed and three more were wounded in a roadside bombing in Ouja.
Gunmen killed a military officer near Balad.
A Sahwa member was shot dead in Arab Jabour.
A bomb in Taza seriously wounded a farmer.
