The US also bombed parts of Mosul over the weekend. In the city of Hit, Iraqi fighters ambushed members of the Iraqi National Guard killing 7. In separate attacks in Baghdad and Kirkuk, three high-ranking Iraqi police forces were killed.

Today Marks One Year Since Hussein Capture
Today is the one-year anniversary of the capture of Saddam Hussein. Several of Hussein’s top aides have reportedly gone on a hunger strike to protest their jail conditions. A year after his capture, Hussein has appeared only once in public during a brief court proceeding. He is being kept in a secret location and still has not met with any of his attorneys. Iraqi officials say they don’t expect his trial to begin until early 2006.