Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr promised to disband the Saraya al-Salam (Peace Companies) militia, the military wing of his organization, once the Islamic State militants are defeated. He plans to continue peaceful protests against government corruption.
At least 64 people were killed and 13 more were wounded in recent violence:
Militants executed 12 civilians in Hawija.
In Rawah, an airstrike killed seven people, mostly children. Militants executed two security personnel who had been kidnapped near Qaim.
A bomb at a grocery in Yusufiya killed one person and wounded four more.
Five militiamen were wounded in a Jurf al-Sakhar bombing.
A bomb in Hilla wounded two militiamen.
In Baghdad, a bomb wounded two people in Jisr Diyala.
An airstrike on Hawija killed a militant woman known as an “ISIS princess.” Her husband and two sons were also killed.
Near Tikrit, seven militants were killed.
Thirteen militants were killed in an airstrike in Shirqat.
In Ain al-Namal, security forces killed five militants.
Security forces killed four militants near Qayrawan.
In Mosul, three militants were killed. A suicide bomber was killed.
Airstrike on Wali Thalab left three militants dead.
At least two militants were killed during a battle in Zarka.
