Updated at 8:20 p.m. EDT, May, 31, 2009
At least nine Iraqis were killed and 19 more were wounded in the latest attacks. One U.S. soldier died from a non-combat injury in northern Iraq, while a second U.S. soldier was killed in a vehicular accident.
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Updated at 9:51 p.m. EDT, May 30, 2009
At least eight Iraqis were killed and 10 more were wounded in light violence. Meanwhile, the former trade minister, Abdul Falah al-Sudani, was detained as he was attempting to flee Iraq; he stands accused of corruption.
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