Security incidents in Iraq, Jan. 13
Jan 13 (Reuters) - Following are security incidents in Iraq reported on Friday, Jan. 13, as of 1245 GMT.
U.S. and Iraqi forces are battling a Sunni Arab insurgency against the Shi'ite- and Kurdish-led government in Baghdad.
Asterisk denotes a new or updated item.
BAQUBA - Two policemen were killed and five wounded when a car bomb struck their patrol in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
ISKANDARIYA - A police patrol found the body of a policeman blindfolded and with his hands tied behind his back near the town of Iskandariya, 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad. He had been shot in the head, police said.
*TAL AFAR - An insurgent was blown up on Thursday evening near the town of Tal Afar, north of Baghdad, when the explosive he was planting detonated prematurely, the U.S. military said.
U.S. and Iraqi forces are battling a Sunni Arab insurgency against the Shi'ite- and Kurdish-led government in Baghdad.
Asterisk denotes a new or updated item.
BAQUBA - Two policemen were killed and five wounded when a car bomb struck their patrol in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
ISKANDARIYA - A police patrol found the body of a policeman blindfolded and with his hands tied behind his back near the town of Iskandariya, 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad. He had been shot in the head, police said.
*TAL AFAR - An insurgent was blown up on Thursday evening near the town of Tal Afar, north of Baghdad, when the explosive he was planting detonated prematurely, the U.S. military said.
posted by Marko at 1/13/2006 09:14:00 AM
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