The deadliest incident came Sunday afternoon when a barrage of mortars hit a U.S. base near the city of Ramadi, 100 kilometres west of the capital, an area patrolled by marines. Six service members were killed and 30 others were wounded, the military said.
An attack in northwest Baghdad killed two other soldiers and wounded two Iraqi security officers and another American, the military said.
One U.S. soldier was killed and 10 were wounded when insurgent set off bombs and opened fire on a coalition base near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, the U.S. military said.
Overnight, Shiite militiamen attacked a U.S. convoy with small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades near the southern city of Amarah, 300 kilometres south of Baghdad. Two soldiers were killed, the military said. Through the night and into Sunday morning, Iraqis set fire to the long line of abandoned vehicles, jumping on the hoods and beating them with sticks.
I was watching for an uptick in attacks due to the recent prisoner abuse. We got them today. It is too early to tell if this is a trend yet. 
