March 6^th A series of attacks around Baghdad killed 11 people. Among those killed was a leading Iraqi general.

March 8^th 50 member of a Sunni security firm were kidnapped by Shite Militia members in broad daylight in Beghdad. The gunmen were dress as member of the Iraqis police paramilitary units.

March 12th- Six different car bombs went off in four crowded markets in Baghdad. The markets were all in Shite neighborhoods and the bombs caused the deaths of 46 people and the wounding of more the 200

March 14^th- Eighty Five bodies were found in around Baghdad in the course of two days. The bodies were all of men, both Sunnis and Shite who showed sign of being tortured and executed.