Security Summary: April 30, 2007

A soldier stands guard today in an auto repair shop while others search for clues about recent bombings in Mosul.

Diala- Chairman of Diala provincial council on Monday survived unharmed an attempt on his life when a bomb exploded near his motorcade in central Baaquba, capital city of Diala province, 57 km northeast of Baghdad, a security source said.

Kut- A Kut morgue received on Monday six unidentified bodies found dumped in north of Kut city, 180 km southeast of Baghdad, a medical source said.

Falluja- A U.S. base on Monday came under a mortar attack in the western Iraqi city of Falluja, a police source said.

Baghdad- An Iraqi civilian was killed and four others were wounded on Monday afternoon when an explosive charge went off near al-Talbiyah bridge, eastern Baghdad, a police source said.

Baghdad- At least one civilian was killed and six others were wounded on Monday afternoon when four mortar rounds landed into a residential area in al-Shaab district, eastern Baghdad, a police source said.

Baghdad- At least one civilian was killed and six others were wounded on Monday when a car bomb went off in al-Bayaa district, southwestern Baghdad, a police source said.

Baghdad- Unknown gunmen on Monday attacked and killed a brigadier general as he drove to work at the Ministry of Defense in Baghdad, a security source said.

Baghdad – Four U.S. soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter were killed and another soldier was wounded in two separate attacks in eastern Baghdad, increasing to 3,350 the number of U.S. soldiers killed since the March 2003 invasion of Iraq. 103 of this number were killed this month, the U.S. army said.

Mosul – Two members of Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barazani's Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) were killed by gunmen in two separate incidents in the city of Mosul, KDP sources said.

Baghdad – Casualties from the car bomb earlier on Monday in the western Baghdad area of al-Harithiya increased to 17, including two dead and 15 wounded, Iraqi police said.

Baiji – An Iraqi police brigadier was kidnapped while returning home from work in the district of Baiji, said a source from the Sunni Salah al-Din province police.

Basra – Two British bases in Basra came under shelling attacks on Sunday night and Monday morning but no casualties were reported, a military spokeswoman said.

Mosul – Two policemen were killed and three others, including a policeman, were injured when a vehicle rigged with explosives blew up near a police patrol in southwestern Mosul, a police official said.

Mosul – Six gunmen were killed and two others were arrested in clashes with security forces in the city of Mosul, 402 km north of Baghdad, a Ninawa police source said.

Baghdad- Iraqi police patrols found 27 unidentified bodies dumped in different parts in Baghdad over the last 24 hours, a police source said on Monday.

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