In Iraq, over two dozen Iraqis were killed in a series of bombings over the weekend and the heavy U.S. bombing of Fallujah continues. On Saturday five Christian churches were bombed leaving 12 people dead. Nine Iraqi police officers were killed outside of Karbula on Saturday. Yesterday a car bombing in Baghdad killed seven. At least six U.S. soldiers were killed over the weekend bringing the week’s total number of U.S. soldiers dead to about 30. In Fallujah, the U.S. has released Sunni cleric Sheik Khaled al-Jumeili from detention. He was detained for three days following the breakdown of peace talks with the Iraqi government. The U.S. and Iraqi governments are still insisting the Sunni leaders in Fallujah hand over the Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi but they insist he is not in the city.