• Twin car bombs exploded 15 minutes apart in the busy market of Baghdad's Shurta Rabia neighborhood. The first blast went off at midmorning in front of a kebab restaurant. Five minutes later, another car exploded nearby as rescuers were evacuating victims. Many women and children were among the casualties, police said.

• Shortly after noon, a bomb on a minibus killed at least eight people and wounding 11.

• Someone parked a bus and left.  The explosion killed 11 people and wounded 15.

• The U.S. military announced three U.S. deaths — two soldiers and a Marine killed in separate incidents.