In news from Iraq, up to 25 people died on Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque during a reconciliation meeting between a Shiite and Sunni militia. The suicide bomber struck in the mixed village of Shifta, outside Baquba. Baquba’s police chief died in the attack. Meanwhile, in Baghdad residents of the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City say U.S. forces have raided a number of houses. One civilian died in the raids.

Iraqi resident: “We are poor people. We do not have oil! We do not have anything! They took everything from us. And in addition to all these things, they attacked us (repeatedly). Why did they do this to us? What did those innocent people do? They burnt out this generator, which supply us with electricity.”