American forces found four large weapons caches, including bombs, rockets and mortar rounds, in Mosul on Wednesday, the U.S. military said. U.S. and Iraqi troops also captured 11 suspected insurgents in four separate operations in the Mosul area this week, the military said.
Iraq's interim government said it's reopening all border crossings that were closed last week to keep insurgents from infiltrating the country during Ashura. Ashura -- arguably the holiest day on the Shiite calendar -- attracts pilgrims to Iraq from all over the world. Weekend attacks in Baghdad resulted in dozens of deaths.