FACTBOX: Security developments in Iraq on August 2
(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 5:45 p.m. GMT (1:45 p.m. EDT) on Saturday.
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* MOSUL - One person was killed and 10 were wounded when an improvised bomb exploded northeast of Mosul, police said.
MOSUL - Two bodies with gunshot wounds were found in eastern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
KIFL - A man was shot dead on Friday in the town of Kifl, 150 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - U.S. forces detained a dozen militants during operations targeting al Qaeda around Iraq on Saturday, the U.S. military said.
BAQUBA - Four members of a neighborhood patrol unit were killed and four others were wounded when an improvised bomb exploded east of Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, police said.
(Compiled by Aws Qusay; editing by Mohammed Abbas and Missy Ryan)
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