Uniformed gunmen staged a bold attack on police that left over two dozen personnel dead in Haditha. Overall, at least 37 Iraqis were killed and 15 more were wounded in this and other violence.

Fear continues to drive Kurdish Iraqis in multi-ethnic Diyala province to demand extra protection, preferably from Kurdish forces. Meanwhile, at least seven Iraqis were killed and 11 more were wounded in attacks across the country.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki repeated his desire to prevent weapons smuggling across the border into Syria. At least five Iraqis were killed and four more were wounded in new violence.

At least four Iraqis were killed and five more were wounded in fresh attacks. Meanwhile, Kurdish Iraqis in Jalawla are leaving for safer districts. Also, residents of Hit gathered to protest the Assad regime in Syria.

At least eight Iraqis were killed today and another seven were wounded. Among the dead was President Jalal Talabani’s grandnephew, who committed suicide after killing his American teacher.

Spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh today gave the official government casualty figures for most of the last seven years. He said that 69,263 people were killed and 239,133 were wounded in Iraq between April 5, 2004 and December 31, 2011. At least 20 Iraqis were killed today and 41 more were wounded.

The Shi’ite militant group Asaib al-Haq says it wants to leave violence behind and join peaceful politics instead. At least 12 Iraqis were killed and 17 more were wounded.

The family of a U.S. soldier who went missing in 2006 has learned that his remains were positively identified and returned to the United States in recent days. Meanwhile, at least three Iraqis were killed and five more were wounded in today’s attacks.

Kurdish security forces publicly informed the central government that they would need permission to enter Iraqi Kurdistan to arrest Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi. Meanwhile, the United Nations decried Iraq’s failure to help citizens made homeless by years of bloodshed. Also, at least six Iraqis were killed and 16 more were wounded in fresh violence.

In a curious reversal of support, Shi’ite Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is now referring to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as the “dictator of the government.” Whether this spells an end to the Maliki administration is unclear. Meanwhile, at least four Iraqis were killed and five more were wounded in new attacks.