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FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Aug 6

Wed Aug 6, 2008 6:18am EDT
Aug 6 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1000 GMT on Wednesday.



DIYALA - The bodies of 16 men were discovered on Tuesday in different areas of a village near Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, a security officer in Diyala said.

MOSUL - Gunmen wounded one man and one child in a drive-by shooting on Tuesday in the city of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.



(Compiled by Aseel Kami; editing by Missy Ryan)


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