Three US soldiers were killed in an IED attack in northern Iraq on Sept. 8. Insurgents killed four Iraqis in a bombing in Kirkuk, a policeman in Mosul, and a civilian near Khanaqin. Security forces killed a terrorist in Mosul and detained 16 wanted men in Kirkuk, 10 in Basrah, six in Jalawlaa, four in Diwaniyah, and two in Wasit.