Security personnel fought demonstrators at sit-in camps in at least two predominantly Sunni cities. The highest number of casualties occurred in Hawija. The clashes led to several curfews and road closures across the country. They also encouraged two ministers to quit their posts. Overall, at least 111 people were killed and 233 more were wounded.

Clashes in Mosul left one soldier dead and another wounded. Three soldiers were wounded in a bombing. An explosion wounded a member of the Bani Saad council. In Baghdad, a bomb wounded three people. A blast near a mosque in Sadr City wounded one person. In Mahaweel, a...

A bomb at a kebob shop in Falluja killed nine people and wounded at least 24 more. Two soldiers were killed and seven more were wounded during a mortar attack at their barracks in al-Khafsa. An al-Qaeda leader was killed during a raid in Rabeaa, while his aide and...

Iraq conducted regional elections today, except in heavily Sunni areas deemed security risks by the Shi’ite-led central government. Several bombs were detonated at polling centers around the country, but many of them failed to cause any casualties. Overall, it was mostly a peaceful election day. However, at least nine people were killed and eight more were wounded.

Fresh violence leaves 16 dead in Iraq

Attacks continued across Iraq today, with the worst attack occurring at a pool hall in Baghdad.

A car bomb exploded at a government office in Abu Ghraib, where it killed three people and wounded seven more. Two soldiers were killed and four more were wounded when gunmen attacked their checkpoint. In Baghdad, a car bomb killed one person and wounded six more in...

At least 20 people were killed and 49 were wounded in ongoing violence. Another 21 Iraqis were executed by the government.

At least 75 Iraqis were killed and 356 more were wounded in a series of attacks across the country. Only the far south and Iraqi Kurdistan were spared. Many of the attacks were apparently coordinated and occurred at about the same time this morning. They also come a few days ahead of local elections in most provinces. Nineva and Anbar province, both heavily Sunni, had their elections postponed by the Shi’ite-led government.

Attacks picked up again today. At least 22 more were killed and 26 more were wounded in scattered violence. The worst attack occurred south of Mosul and involved a body rigged with explosives.