Iraq Watch: May 17, 2007

Rundown of Violence

Babil Province

_ Two bullet-riddled corpses were discovered in Latifiyah, south of the capital.

_ An Iraqi policeman was killed when a bomb detonated outside his house Thursday morning.

Baghdad Province

_ Two civilians were killed and five wounded when a bomb exploded near a bridge spanning the Diyala River in southeastern Baghdad.

_ A mortar round targeting the Shiite slum of Sadr City killed one individual and wounded four others.

_ Police found the bodies of 13 people in Baghdad, all of who are believed to be the victims of sectarian violence.

_ A roadside bombing south of Baghdad claimed the lives of three U.S. soldiers.

Basra Province

_ Militants assassinated a police official in the southern city of Basra. The official's son was also killed in the attack.

Qadisiya Province

_ Clashes Thursday in Diwaniyah between the Mahdi Army and Iraqi security forces left at least four civilians dead.

Sources: AP, Reuters, Washington Post