US, Iraqi soldiers killed

In a statement, the American army announced the killing of one of its soldiers in a bomb explosion west Baghdad. Thereby, the number of American soldiers killed in Iraq during the 7 past days increased to 7.

For its part, the Iraqi defense ministry announced the killing of one employee in one of the Iraqi banks and wounding another when gunmen opened fire at them in al-Jameaa ( university) quarters west of Baghdad. A source in the ministry announced that the Iraqi police found three unidentified bodies in different areas in Baghdad.

To the north of Baghdad, one Iraqi soldier was killed and another was injured when gunmen attacked an inspection point near al-Riyadh town southwest of Karkouk city. In Beji, two members of the Iraqi army were killed and another one was injured when gunmen attacked them while they were in their car in this town.

In Baqouba, gunmen kidnapped on Saturday evening the sister of the Shiite parliamentarian in the Iraqi national society ( parliament) Souria Abdul Kazem Abbas al-Sultani. The Iraqi army announced later it was able to free her in a breaking in operation on Sunday at dawn.

In Sameraa north of Baghdad, unidentified gunmen on Saturday evening detonated an election center by explosives placed in the surrounding of the building and this resulted to the collapse of parts of its. The Iraqi police said the explosion resulted in no casualties.