At least 31 people were killed, and 33 more wounded in recent violence:
In Nasariya, ongoing fighting during protests left 12 policemen and 10 demonstrators with injuries. Two people were killed this week as well.
The body of a policeman was discovered in Bani Saad.
Mortar fire near Daquq wounded 10 federal policemen.
A bomb wounded a farmer in Boubaker.
Security personnel killed 20 militants in Tal Hama.
Turkish airstrikes targeting Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) in Gara left eight of them dead.