The US military released about 350 detainees today as part of a goodwill gesture marking the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month.

A car bomb struck a bakery crowded with customers lining up for bread today, killing at least 11 people as they ended their daytime Ramadan fast, officials said.

The most prominent figure in a US-backed revolt of Sunni sheikhs against al-Qaida in Iraq was killed today by a bomb planted near his home in Anbar province, 10 days after he met with US President George Bush, Iraqi and US officials said.

The most prominent figure in a revolt of Sunni sheikhs against al Qaida in Iraq was killed today in an explosion near his home in Anbar province, Iraqi police and tribal leaders said.