Iraq

(DPA) Another major figure in the pro-US Sunni militias is killed.

(CNN) A "wheelchair bomber" killed a top police official in Samarra.

(ArmyTimes) If you haven’t deployed yet, stand by.

(Guardian) The Turks send more troops and tanks, "reinforcements," into Iraq.

(CNN) The Iraqi government gets a little stronger in their condemnation of the Turkish incursion.

And, Juan Cole summarizes the LATimes' description of the circumstances around the Iskandiriyah bombing that killed at least 40 Shia pilgrims. It's a snapshot of sectarian friction and escalation.