Suicide bomber kills 10 in Samarra

A suicide truck bomber struck the provincial headquarters of an Iraqi police commando force north of Baghdad today, killing at least 10 troops and wounding 18 others, police said.

Iraqi and US forces also raided a Shiite militia stronghold in Baghdad this morning, triggering a gunbattle that left three people dead, while 12 people were killed in other attacks, including five in a drive-by shooting against a barbershop.