Insurgents attacked a joint Nato-Afghan army convoy in southern Afghanistan, killing two soldiers today, officials said.

The new leader of al-Qaida in Iraq killed the two US soldiers abducted last week, an umbrella group for Iraqi insurgents said in a web statement posted today.

Insurgents launched roadside bomb blasts and rocket-propelled grenade attacks north of Baghdad early today, killing at least nine people, including a policeman’s four children.

Insurgents launched a surprise attack on Baghdad’s heavily guarded Interior Ministry building early today, killing two police guards and wounding several others, officials said.

Insurgents launched a number of attacks across Baghdad today, leaving at least 12 people dead, police said.

Insurgents attacked coalition forces in the western Iraqi town of Ramadi today, setting off a battle that killed 12 militants, an Iraqi soldier and two Iraqi civilians, the American military said.

Insurgents launched a series of attacks in Baghdad today, including car bombs and a mortar round, killing at least three Iraqis and wounding 12, officials said.

Insurgents launched a series of apparently co-ordinated attacks in this city north the Iraqi capital today, killing seven soldiers and five police, police and medical officials said.

Insurgents launched fresh attacks, killing four US soldiers and four Iraqi security troops in roadside bombings, as partial returns from the historic elections show a Shiite alliance with ties to Iran rolling up a strong lead over pro-US Prime Minister Ayad Allawi.

Insurgents attacked a convoy of security workers employed by a British company in central Iraq today, killing two of them, a US military spokesman said. A third person was missing.

Insurgents set off at least two car bombs and attacked a police station today in the central Iraqi town of Samarra, killing at least 19 people and injuring 23, according to police and health officials.

Insurgents fired at least eight mortar rounds at a US base on the outskirts of Baghdad International Airport today, wounding six soldiers, two of them critically, and starting a fire that burned for well over an hour.

Insurgents launched separate attacks on two Shiite Muslim political parties today, killing three people and wounding two others, hospital officials and witnesses said.

Insurgents launched coordinated attacks against police and government facilities across Sunni Muslim-dominated areas of central and northern Iraq, killing at least 23 people, including three US soldiers today.

Insurgents launched a series of attacks in the so-called Sunni triangle area of Iraq, killing at least 19 people, including one US soldier, and wounding 16 others.

Insurgents launched a series of attacks today on police stations in Iraq’s so-called “Sunni triangle”, killing at least 18 and wounding 13 others, police and hospital officials said.

Insurgents attacked a US patrol north of Baghdad and a gunbattle left a soldier and three rebels dead, the military said today.

Insurgents launched new attacks against US occupation troops today as the United States was reported ready to make major changes in its blueprint for handing over power to a new Iraqi government.

Insurgents fired a volley of rockets at a US base in south-east Afghanistan, prompting coalition forces to return fire with artillery, a US military spokesman said today.