At least 17 other people were killed, and 31 were wounded in recent violence:
A suicide bomber attacked Sunni tribal outpost near Shirqat, killing five troops and one journalist. About 30 more fighters were wounded, including former M.P. Adnan al-Ghannam.
In Mosul, seven bodies were recovered. They were likely killed during the liberation of the city.
Militants killed a soldier and wounded two more near Tuz Khormato.
Authorities in Kanaan found a dumped body.
Another dumped body was found in Baghdad.
In other news:
Iran has resumed exporting electricity into Iraq. The sudden cut-off of supplies in the middle of summer created instability and encouraged many to protest. Unpaid bills and internal issues led Iran to curtail exports.
