FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, June 13
June 13 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1400 GMT on Friday:
* denotes a new or updated item.
* TUZ KHURMATO - Gunmen shot dead three people, including a tribal leader and his son, near Tuz Khurmato, 170 km (105 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - A U.S. soldier died after his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in west Baghdad on Thursday, the U.S. military said.
YUSUFIYA - A roadside bomb inside a pickup truck killed one person and wounded three others in Yusufiya, 20 km (12 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
HILLA - U.S. forces clashed with gunmen, killing five and capturing two suspected "special group" members during an operation near Hilla, 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad, U.S. military statement said. "Special groups" is a U.S. military term for Shi'ite militants backed by Iran.
DIWANIYA - A police officer was killed during an operation to free a hostage near Diwaniya, 150 km (95 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
(Compiled by Aws Qusay)
* denotes a new or updated item.
* TUZ KHURMATO - Gunmen shot dead three people, including a tribal leader and his son, near Tuz Khurmato, 170 km (105 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - A U.S. soldier died after his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in west Baghdad on Thursday, the U.S. military said.
YUSUFIYA - A roadside bomb inside a pickup truck killed one person and wounded three others in Yusufiya, 20 km (12 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
HILLA - U.S. forces clashed with gunmen, killing five and capturing two suspected "special group" members during an operation near Hilla, 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad, U.S. military statement said. "Special groups" is a U.S. military term for Shi'ite militants backed by Iran.
DIWANIYA - A police officer was killed during an operation to free a hostage near Diwaniya, 150 km (95 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
(Compiled by Aws Qusay)
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