IRAQ : ELEVEN KILLED BY A CAR BOMBA car bomb parked in a Shia neighbourhood in the northwestern Baghdad exploded at about 11pm (1800 GMT) on Friday, killing eleven peolpe and wounding 29.
Also in the Iraqi capital, a sucide bomber disguised as a member of the high profile Wolf Brigade police force, blew himself up killing five officers and wounding seven others.
Five US Marines were also killed on Thursday in the deadly al-Anbar province while conducting combat operations.
In Basra, Colonel Abd al-Karim al-Daraji was assassinated by armed men while in his car.
al-Jazeera
Il Romanaccio at 12:44 PM