The daily Iraq violence report is compiled by McClatchy Newspapers Special Correspondents in Baghdad from police, military and medical reports. This is not a comprehensive list of all violence in Iraq, much of which goes unreported. It's posted without editing as transmitted to McClatchy's Washington Bureau.
Baghdad
- Around 2 p.m., two mortar shells slammed into Abu Desheer neighborhood, injuring two civilians.
- Police found three bodies in Baghdad, one in Sadr, one in Jamia, one in Doura.
Salahuddin
- A member of a local anti-Qaeda group in Al Duluiya was killed and two others were injured in a raid that targeted a house that Al Qaeda uses, according to Iraqi police.
Diyala
- Three mortar shells slammed into Hibhib town west of Baqouba, killing three residents and injuring two others.
- Al Qaeda killed five people and abducted 30 traveling in five SUVs around Al Khalis. The five killed at the scene were members of Iraqi military and police, Iraqi police said.
Ninawa
- A car bomb targeted local police vehicle in Al Shirqat yesterday, killing four police officers.
