Operations in Diyala province cleared militants from about 25 villages.
At least 39 people were killed or found dead:
The bodies of three militiamen who were kidnapped five days ago were discovered in the Maytah area; two of them were physicians. The decomposing bodies of six militants were discovered.
A policeman was killed in Shinafiyah while trying to arrest wanted persons.
An airstrike on a tunnel in Qathf left 17 militants dead
In Mtabijh, security forces killed eight militants.
Three militants were killed in Nahda.
In Mosul, a suicide bomber was killed.
