Iraqi forces launched fresh air operations over Syria, including strikes on a base near Deir ez-Zor. At least four militants were killed when forces shelled al-Dahhaj.
At least seven people were killed, and two were wounded in other violence:
In Baghdad, a bomb killed one person and wounded another in Radwaniya. A family of three Kurds was murdered in their home.
A homemade “landmine” killed two girls and wounded a third girl, who were on their way to primary school in Nasariya. A suspect was arrested.
A young man was stabbed to death over campaign posters in Sadr City.
