The Islamic State of Iraq took credit for the Oct. 25 suicide attacks in Baghdad that killed more than 155 Iraqis. Security forces killed an al Qaeda operative and captured five more in Mosul; security forces also detained 15 wanted men in Basrah and three more in Wasit, two Mahdi Army cell members in Baghdad, and a suicide bomber in Tal Afar. Insurgents killed two civilians in Mosul.
