Just days after the Kurdish Regional Government called on the United States to cancel an order of fighter jets headed to Iraq, the K.R.G. approved for its own use all types of weapons. Baghdad quickly warned the Kurds that their possession of tanks and warplanes is against the Iraqi constitution. Meanwhile, new violence at least three Iraqis killed and 17 more wounded.

Several of Iraq’s top politicians met today in Arbil to discuss the political impasse that threatens to destroy Iraq’s coalition government. Meanwhile, at least 11 Iraqis were killed and 10 more were wounded.

During talks with Kurdish President Massoud Barzani yesterday, Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr mandate insisted that there would be no support for an overthrow of the government, but he did suggest the possibility of not renewing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s mandate as premier. At least seven Iraqis were killed and seven more were wounded today.

Attacks in and around Baghdad seemed to mimic last Thursday’s coordinated attacks against security personnel. However, today’s violence targeted gold dealers and civilians instead. At least 29 Iraqis were killed and 50 more were wounded. Meanwhile, an impromptu summit in Kurdistan could signal an intensified campaign to force Maliki to comply with a power-sharing deal.

Kurdish President Massoud Barzani warned Baghdad that Shi’ite leaders must agree to share power with their political opponents or the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will seek full secession. Meanwhile, at least 10 Iraqis were killed and 17 more were wounded in the latest assaults

The Iraqi government announced a pay cut for the highest paid Sahwa members. The Shi’ite-led government was to have folded these former Sunni fighters into regular jobs but has, so far, failed to do so. About 40,000 are still at their posts. At least nine Iraqis were killed and 18 more were wounded in new attacks. Another seven foreign nationals were wounded in a bombing.

At a news conference yesterday, Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani revealed his opposition to the sale of F-16 jets to Iraq by the United States. Neighboring Turkey has been openly apprehensive over Maliki’s “self-centered” behavior as well, causing Maliki to call Turkey a “hostile state.” Meanwhile, at least 12 Iraqis were killed and 10 more were wounded in the latest attacks.

At least 13 Iraqis were killed and 40 more were wounded in the latest violence. These attacks come just two days after the Islamic State of Iraq staged a series of significant attacks against security personnel. Today’s bloodshed does not appear to be coordinated.

The Islamic State of Iraq took responsibility for yesterday’s series of attacks against security targets. They claimed the slaughter was in “response to the campaign of detaining, torture, embargo and confiscation of lands of Sunni people.” Less violence took place today, but at least five Iraqis were still killed and 15 more were wounded.

Iraq suffered significant bomb attacks in multiple cities today, leaving at least 69 dead and 176 more wounded.