At least 59 were killed and 14 were wounded in new attacks:
In Baghdad, a bomb killed one person and wounded eight more. Two people were killed and six were wounded in a separate bombing. An oil ministry official was kidnapped and then rescued.
Forty militants were killed during operations in Albu Faraj, Makhazin, and Tameem.
A militant leader and 15 assistants were killed during an airstrike on Hit.
