The Taliban announced that in a separate attack it had killed five government soldiers.

Two other policemen, one a general, died in separate attacks.

A civilian was killed and his brother injured in a separate attack within the city.

Two separate attacks took place that day in neighbouring areas.

Later that day, a separate attack by the rest of the 151st Brigade also failed.

Two more soldiers died three days later in separate attacks.

In 776 two separate attacks were launched but neither met with success.

His wife and four children had been killed in a separate attack at their home two years previously.

In a separate attack, unidentified people storm a police station and burn the structure.

In separate attacks across Iraq, at least four people were killed.