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A shopper browses the bread section at a Wal-Mart store in Santa Clarita, California April 1, 2008. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

The food-stamp economy

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FACTBOX: Security developments in Iraq

Sat Feb 9, 2008 12:08pm EST

(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 10:30 a.m EST on Saturday.

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* DIYALA - U.S. soldiers killed four suspected al Qaeda fighters and detained 10 others in operations in Diyala province, the U.S. military said.

* MOSUL - U.S. forces detained 11 suspected insurgents, including two wanted al Qaeda operatives, in the northern Iraq cities of Mosul and Baiji, the U.S. military said.

* BAQUBA - U.S. troops seized four suspected militants, including a Shi'ite militia leader, during two operations in central Iraq, the U.S. military said.

MOSUL - Four civilians were wounded by a blast when Iraqi soldiers opened fire on a suicide bomber's car as he sped towards their checkpoint in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, the Iraqi army said. The gunfire detonated the device before the car reached the checkpoint.

KIRKUK - Five decomposed bodies were found in a well near Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police and a local hospital official said.

BAGHDAD - Three bodies were found in different areas of Baghdad on Friday, police said. All had been shot.

BAGHDAD - Four U.S. soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb hit their patrol northwest of Baghdad on Friday, the U.S. military said.

BAGHDAD - One U.S. soldier was killed by an explosion near his vehicle in northern Iraq on Friday, the U.S. military said.

HAWIJA - Gunmen killed a man in a drive by-shooting on Friday in Hawija, 70 km (45 miles) southwest of Kirkuk, police said.

SAMARRA - Iraqi police said they had killed an al Qaeda in Iraq cell leader in Samarra, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad.



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