At least five people were killed, and four more were wounded in recent violence:
Militants killed two militiamen in Taji Tuesday night. Three militants were killed during an ensuing security operation.
A bomb in Rutba wounded three soldiers.
In Baghdad, two security personnel assaulted a civilian.
No casualties were reported after an attack on the Kirkuk office of Shakhwan Abdullah, who is the second deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament.
