At least 46 people were killed and 70 more were wounded in today’s violence. In the bloodiest attack, a suicide bomber struck at a funeral in Diyala province.
In Wajihiya, 12 people were killed and 45 more were wounded in a suicide attack at a funeral for a Sahwa fighter killed late last night. The dead man’s father is a local sheikh and Sahwa leader.
In Baghdad, a sticky bomb killed a government employee in the Adhamiya area. A real estate agent was killed in a sticky bomb blast in Doura. Five family members were killed in a home invasion. Three policemen were killed and six more were wounded in a blast. Two brothers were gunned down in Bayaa.
A double bombing in Saidiya left six dead and five wounded.
Gunmen in Falluja killed a chieftain and his driver, while also wounding his son and a bystander. A gunman was killed separately.
Two policemen were killed and another was wounded in a small arms attack in Riyadh. Gunmen also killed a civilian and wounded his wife.
An I.E.D. in Husseiniya killed one person and wounded five more.
Gunmen killed a policeman and wounded three more in Tikrit.
In Abu Ghraib a bomb killed a civilian and wounded another.
A sticky bomb in Ramadi killed a civilian and wounded another.
In Mosul, a teacher was gunned down.
The body of a kidnapped Sahwa member was found in Zab.
Gunmen killed a chieftain in al-Hayy.
