Bombings in Baghdad wounded 16 Iraqis. Security forces killed an al Qaeda operative and detained an al Qaeda leader and 12 more operatives during raids in in Diyala, Baghdad, Mosul, and northern Iraq. Security forces also detained “scores” of al Qaeda fighters in Anbar and an al Qaeda leader in Diyala, 14 wanted men in Basrah, 10 insurgents in Kirkuk, and two policemen suspected of working with insurgents in Khaniqin.
