June 22, 2013
At least 57 people were killed and 69 more were wounded
across the country, including two Syrian militants who were killed during a border
clash with Iraqi security forces. Most of the attacks against civilians and
local police occurred north of Baghdad, while clashes that killed gunmen and
military forces took place to the east and west.
A suicide
bomber struck at a mosque just north of Baghdad in Saab al-Bour,
where he killed
15 worshippers and wounded 31 more during evening prayers.
A suicide
bomber in al-Athba attacked a police patrol, killing
four people and wounding 15 others, including civilians.
In Tikrit, grenades killed
four truck drivers and wounded four porters; two
people were killed and four more were wounded when gunmen attacked more workers
waiting near a grain silo. Gunmen also killed
three policemen and wounded two others at a checkpoint.
In Tuz, gunmen shot and killed
four policemen.
Gunmen in Samarra killed
two policemen and wounded four more.
At an Anbar province checkpoint near the Syrian
border, insurgents using rocket-propelled grenades killed
five policemen.
Six
gunmen were killed during clashes near Qaim, when army helicopters
shelled their location. Several military casualties were reported yesterday.
Separately, a bomb killed
two soldiers and wounded three more.
During a raid in the Hamrim Hills, security forces killed
five gunmen and arrested 55 more.
An I.E.D. at the Albu Ajeel police station killed
one policeman and wounded three more.
Two
Syrian militants were killed and three Iraqi soldiers were wounded in a
border clash in Anbar.
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