Meanwhile in Iraq, at least twenty three people are dead and more than one hundred injured after a series of attacks in the city of Kirkuk. The dead include ten women and two children. Another thirty bodies were found around the Baghdad area Sunday. The Iraqi government has announced plans to seal off most of Baghdad. Officials say they’ll set up of twenty-eight checkpoints to block insurgents from entering the city. Hundreds of roads will be closed and access only available at those checkpoints. Initial reports said Iraq planned to dig dozens of new trenches around Baghdad’s perimeter but defense officials are now denying the claim.