Numerous but small attacks left 14 Iraqis dead and 19 more injured across the country over the weekend. Also, one Iranian was killed and thirteen more were wounded during a bombing in the capital.
In Baghdad, a blast targeting pilgrims on a bus traveling to Kadhimiya killed one Iranian; the bomb also wounded as many as 13 Iranians and two Iraqis when it exploded. Gunmen killed one soldier and wounded another in nearby Adhamiya. A sticky bomb in Qadisiya killed a civilian and wounded his passenger. Gunmen killed a soldier and wounded two others in Ragba-Khatoun. 14 19
In Mosul, mortars killed a soldier at a checkpoint. A teenager was shot dead. A prison guard was wounded during a blast.
A sticky bomb killed a Sahwa member and wounded a bystander in Abu Ghraib.
In Taji, one person was killed and seven others were wounded during a pair of bombings that targeted an Electricity Ministry employee. A bomb targeted a U.S. convoy but no casualties were reported.
A blast wounded three policemen in Tarmiya.
Gunmen killed a policeman in Samarra.
Gunmen in Falluja killed a police commander last night. A massive search for the killers was implemented. A blast killed a policeman today.
A policeman was shot to death in Mosul. Gunmen also killed a civilian.
A sticky bomb placed on a car in Balad Ruz killed a Sahwa member.
An army officer was killed and his brother was wounded during a roadside bombing in Hajjaj.
A businessman was kidnapped in Kirkuk. Shops were also looted. Katyusha rockets struck Forward Operating Base Warrior near Kirkuk, but no casualties were reported.
A kidnapped child was liberated in Karbala.
Turkey conducted air strikes in northern Iraq today, but no casualties were reported.
ExxonMobil has jeopardized a contract to develop production at a southern Iraq oil field by signing a contract with the Kurdish Regional Government to explore oil fields in the north. The Iraqi central government has insisted only it can sign any contracts with foreign oil companies.
