A significant number of militia suspects and other gunmen were killed in numerous incidents around the country. Overall, 99 Iraqis were killed or found dead and another 15 were wounded. Also, one MND-B soldier was killed and another wounded during combat in Baghdad yesterday.

In Mosul, a Ninevah council member and three guards were killed when gunmen sprayed their vehicle with bullets. Gunmen attacked a market, killing two people. Two women and a man were killed in a drive-by shooting. Also, a roadside bomb wounded two policemen.

Seven decomposing bodies were found in al-Uhaymer, near Baquba.

The bodies of three torture victims were found in al-Haswa.

A gunman attacked a farm south of Baghdad where he killed the farmer and wounded three relatives.

A roadside bomb in Hawija wounded two policemen.

The body of an Iraqi soldier who had been kidnapped yesterday was found in Diwaniya.

In Basra, a police official survived an assassination attempt.

In Baghdad, black smoke and U.S. helicopters were seen in Doura, where reports of 60 armed men also surfaced.

Ten militia members were killed and eight wounded during clashes in Samarra. A senior al-Qaeda leader was arrested.

The Iraqi army killed 44 suspects and arrested 52 across Iraq over the last 24 hours. Also, three gunmen were killed as operations were implemented in Diyala province.

U.S. forces killed another 20 after receiving grenade and small arms gunfire northwest of the capital. Two more suspects were killed and 21 arrested in other U.S. operations; another 15 were detained in Baghdad.

Also, two Kurdish rebels were killed in southeast Turkey.