WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Let's begin with more bombs and more raids in the new Iraq. A U.S. soldier is dead after a roadside explosion that apparently triggered a firefight earlier. Saddam Hussein's hometown saw the largest joint operations yet between Iraqi police and their U.S. supporters and trainers. Let's get the latest. CNN's Harris Whitbeck is joining us now live from Baghdad with more -- Harris.</s>HARRIS WHITBECK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Wolf. As you say, one U.S. soldier was killed and one was wounded near Habbaniya in the area around Fallujah. Apparently, a Humvee these soldiers were traveling in hit either a landmine or an improvised explosive device. It blew up under that vehicle. And eyewitnesses say at least one of the vehicles in this military convoy was on fire. U.S. soldiers exchanged fire with guerrillas, who are believed to have placed those explosives, for several hours. Now, yesterday, the same around Fallujah was the scene of another attack on U.S. soldiers. In that one, six soldiers were wounded when the convoy they were traveling in also was hit by an improvised explosive device. Meanwhile, the raids to find those responsible for these attacks continue in the area around Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's homeland. At least some of the raids were conducted as joint operations between the U.S. military and the new Iraqi police force. About 200 Iraqi police officers conducted raids on 15 houses in downtown Tikrit. Those raids resulted in the detention of four people, and the policemen also found numerous weapons and a source of ammunition -- Wolf.</s>BLITZER: CNN's Harris Whitbeck with the latest from Iraq. Thanks, Harris, very much. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
New Iraq: More Bombs, More Raids