FACTBOX: Security developments in Iraq

Sat Aug 4, 2007 6:31am EDT
 
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(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 6:00 a.m. EDT on Saturday:

BAGHDAD - Three people were wounded when two mortar bombs hit al-Firdous square in central Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - A mortar bomb wounded one person in al-Salhiya district in central Baghdad, police said.

ANBAR - A U.S. Marine died in combat in western Anbar province on Thursday, the U.S. military said.

KIRKUK - Gunmen killed one Iraqi police officer in front of his house in Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, on Friday, police said.

AL-RASHAD - A roadside bomb wounded one policeman in the town of al-Rashad south of Kirkuk, police said.

HASWA - Gunmen killed one person in a drive-by shooting in Haswa, 50 km (30 miles) south of Baghdad, on Friday, police said.

JBELA - One Iraqi soldier and another person were wounded in clashes between armed groups in Jbela, 65 km (40 miles) south of Baghdad, on Friday, police said.

HAWIJA - Gunmen wounded an Iraqi soldier in a drive-by shooting in Hawija, 70 km (45 miles) southwest of Kirkuk, police said.

KIRKUK - A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol wounded three people in Kirkuk, police said.

 
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