Bomb explosion in Baghdad kills 4 (AP)

Iraqi police want equipment to stop bombers (AP)
AP - Iraqi police in this provincial backwater got a tip earlier this month that a suicide bomber was on the loose. They were even given his name, age and a description of his car.

Iraq: suicide bomber kills 25 west of Baghdad (AP)
AP - Iraqi police and hospital officials say at least 25 people have been killed and 29 wounded in a suicide bombing on the western outskirts of Baghdad.

Truck bombing kills 12 on busy Baghdad street (AP)
AP - A truck bomb exploded during rush hour Sunday on a busy commercial street in northern Baghdad, killing at least 12 people and wounding about two dozen, Iraqi police and health officials...

50,000 Iraqi troops in Diyala operation (AP)
AP - Nearly 50,000 Iraqi police and soldiers were involved in a U.S.-backed operation against al-Qaida in Iraq in one of its last major strongholds near the capital, a senior provincial...

Police: Iraq suicide bombers kill 28 army recruits (AP)
AP - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a crowd of army recruits Tuesday in a former al-Qaida in Iraq stronghold northeast of Baghdad, killing at least 28 people, Iraqi police said.