Two suicide bombers killed 22 Iraqi Army recruits and wounded more than 55 in Baqubah while separate attacks killed 12 and wounded 17 in Mosul. Former Saddam deputy Izzat Ibrahim al Douri urged Sunni insurgents to fight on while criticizing the Mahdi Army and al Qaeda. Coalition forces detained 15 al Qaeda operatives and Iraqi forces captured 11 during raids in northern Iraq. Iraqi forces arrested 21 Mahdi Army fighters in Dhi Qhar province. US troops captured a Special Groups leader in Baghdad.
