Iraq Watch: May 22, 2007

Rundown of Violence

Baghdad Province

_ A car bombing in southwestern Baghdad left at least 25 dead and over 60 wounded. The blast struck an outdoor market in the Shiite-dominated Amil district.

_ Insurgents set up an impromptu checkpoint in a Sunni enclave of northern Baghdad, stopped a minibus full of college students, and executed eight of them. The bus was headed to the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City.

_ Two Iraqi police officers were killed in a drive-by shooting in the capital's Khadra neighborhood.

_ Four students were killed and 25 others were injured Tuesday morning when a series of mortars slammed into the campus of a university in northern Baghdad.

_ Authorities discovered at least 33 corpses across Baghdad on Tuesday. Those found dead were believed to be the victims of sectarian violence.

Diyala Province

_ A family of six was killed when gunmen ambushed their car near the restive city of Baqouba.

Sources: AFP, AP, BBC, Reuters