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 Three civilians were wounded when a roadside bomb went off at 10 a.m. in the intersection near al-Shaab Stadium, Zayuna, east Baghdad. Around noon Thursday, a mortar shell fell in Besateen neighbourhood, Shaab, north Baghdad injuring two civilians. Around 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon, gunmen opened fire upon a car belonging to the Crimes Department killing First Lieutenant Ahmed Mohammed and injuring Lieutenant Colonel Hazim and one policeman near the Institute of Law in Waziriyah, north Baghdad. At 2 p.m. Thursday, gunmen opened fire upon a pickup truck in al-Buhaira Square at the entrance of Sadr City, killing its driver, an employee at the Ministry of Transport.
Five bodies were found in Baghdad by Iraqi Police today.1 in Palestine St, 2 in Waziriyah, 1 in Tobchi and 1 in Amil.
Anbar
Commander of Fallujah Brigade, the Seventh Division, Brigadier General Ahmed al-Juburi was killed when a roadside bomb targeted his motorcade. His driver was also killed and one security personnel seriously injured.
One civilian killed and another injured in car bomb explosion at an open air market, 37 km to the south of Fallujah.
Mosul
Five policemen were injured in a roadside bomb explosion that targeted a police patrol in Faisaliyah neighbourhood, central Mosul.
Diyala
15 bodies were found in an area 15 km to the north of Baquba at 05:30 pm; ten were Iraqi Army, said Baghdad and Diyala Police. They were hand cuffed, blindfolded and shot to death. They were laid side by side, 6 inches apart and a thin cover of dirt was thrown over them. They have been dead for ten days.
An Iraqi police patrol found six male bodies and three female bodies buried in al-Ouhaimar Field in the Baqubah area
Basra Clashes in Hayaniyah, al-Hussein and al-Jamiyat neighbourhoods between the Iraqi Army and gunmen from all factions started 2 a.m. this morning and lasted for five hours. Clashes took place as soon as the Iraqi Army set up a checkpoint on Baghdad Street, one of the new checkpoints that were set up in Basra yesterday, at the northern entrance to the city. Casualties were not reported.
An IED exploded targeting a British military patrol yesterday, and the British base in Basra International Airport was targeted with Katyusha rockets today. One rocket fell close to the main entrance of the airport. Casualties haven't been confirmed.