At least 38 people were killed and 25 more were wounded in random attacks across the country. Most of them took place north of Baghdad, but heavy clashes took place just south of the capital.
In Mosul, an I.E.D. killed three soldiers. Gunmen killed the spokesman for the Nineva governor. A policeman was killed in a bombing. A bomb killed two people and wounded three more.
Seven gunmen were killed during a security operation in Qayara.
Ongoing clashes in Jurf al-Sakhar left six insurgents dead and several wounded. Four Special Forces members were killed as well. Some of the insurgents appear to be foreign nationals.
In Falluja, a headless body was discovered. Gunmen killed a civilian. An insurgent was killed as he was trying to plant a bomb. A grenade wounded a policeman.
Gunmen killed three soldiers and wounded three more in Qayara.
Two policemen were killed and two more were wounded in a Shura bombing.
A bomb in Baiji left one policeman dead and four wounded.
In Baghdad, a bomb killed three people and wounded 10 more in the Zaafariniya neighborhood.
Gunmen killed a barber in Saniya.
A body was found in Dibis.
Two civilians were wounded when a bomb exploded in Hit.
Three people were kidnapped in Shirqat.
