Iraqi security forces seized 200 explosive belts found during a search of a truck that had crossed into Iraq from Syria, Interior Ministry spokesman Maj.-Gen. Abdul-Karim Khalaf said.

American military spokesman Brig.-Gen. Kevin Bergner said 60 to 80 foreign fighters enter Iraq “in any given month” - 70% of them through Syria. He said up to 90% of the suicide attacks in Iraq were carried out by “foreign-born al-Qaeda terrorists.” (AP/Washington Post)