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.
Updated at 6:45 p.m. EDT, May 29, 2009
In an unusually active prayer day, at least 20 Iraqis were killed and 36 more were wounded in attacks across central and northern Iraq; more wounded were reported in an attack in Safra. A U.S. soldier was killed in Ninewa province today as well, when gunmen lobbed a hand grenade at his patrol. Also, Bangladesh plans to reopen its Iraq embassy soon.
Updated at 9:30 p.m. EDT, May 28, 2009
At least four Iraqis were killed and four were wounded in two reported attacks. Although other attacks occurred, they failed to produce more casualties. A number of other events, however, did make the newswires, including an air strike by Turkey on PKK targets.
Updated at 8:47 p.m. EDT, May 2009
At least 12 Iraqis were killed and 17 more were wounded in the latest attacks. A roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier in Baghdad. Meanwhile, Gen. George Casey, Army chief of staff, said that thanks to global trends his military plans include keeping U.S. troops in Iraq past the 2012 deadline for withdrawal.
Updated at 7:11 p.m. EDT, May 26, 2009
Three Americans were killed during a bombing in Anbar province, while at least 11 Iraqis were also killed and 17 more were wounded in other attacks. Meanwhile, the Iraqi army conducted a raided an NDF party office in Baghdad.
Updated at 7:10 p.m. EDT, May 24, 2009
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) offered to end a decades long conflict with Turkey if the Turks are willing to negotiate a settlement. At least nine Iraqis were killed, along with a Syrian fighter, and another eight were wounded in the latest attacks. Meanwhile, Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Iyad al-Samarraie said that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has the right to reshuffle or select cabinet ministers in order to implement government programs. Political pressure had prevented Maliki from doing so previously.
Updated at 11:40 p.m. EDT, May 24, 2009
At least 24 Iraqis were killed and 39 were wounded, mostly in Mosul where a suicide bomber stuck in the al-Duwasa neighborhood. Casualty numbers could rise, as American figures have not yet been reported for this incident. No other Coalition attacks were reported.
Updated at 8:20 p.m. EDT, May 23, 2009
At least 13 Iraqis were killed and 11 more were wounded in light attacks. One U.S. soldier was killed in a non-combat incident in Baghdad province as well. Also, two American contractors were killed in separate attacks in the Green Zone. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki blamed Sunni ex-detainees for the recent increase in violence and is now rejecting an amnesty law that has allowed thousands of innocent Iraqis to leave jail.
Updated at 7:40 p.m. EDT, May 22, 2009
At least two Iraqis were killed and nine more were wounded in light violence. Operations in Diyala and Basra provinces continue, but another local official in Diyala complained that the operation there is not targeting gunmen.
Updated at 7:37 p.m. EDT, May 21, 2009
Three U.S. soldiers were killed in a Baghdad attack that left several more wounded. At least 28 Iraqis were killed as well, and another 72 were wounded in other violence. Among them were several Awakening Council fighters who were killed in Kirkuk. Last night’s bombing in Baghdad’s Shula district may have set off this spate of violence. Meanwhile, a U.S. soldier was given a life sentence for the rape of an Iraqi girl and the murder of her and her family.
