Iraq Watch: May 23, 2007

Rundown of Violence

Anbar Province

_ 10 Iraqis were killed, including two members of an anti-al-Qaida organization, in a suicide bombing in the village of Albo Obaid.

_ Authorities discovered the bullet-riddled bodies of five individuals in the provincial capital of Ramadi.

Babil Province

_ A car bomb near the town of Iskandariyah killed at least three people and wounded another 15.

Baghdad Province

_ A mortar barrage in central Baghdad's Karradah district claimed the lives of three civilians.

_ At least 30 bodies were discovered in and around Baghdad over the last 24 hours.

Diyala Province

_ A suicide bombing at a cafe in the Iranian border town of Mandali, about 60 miles east of Baghdad, left at least 22 dead and more than 10 injured.

Salahuddin Province

_ Five Iraqi policemen were killed in a roadside bombing in Samarra.

Sources: AFP, AP, Reuters