Security incidents in Iraq, Feb 18

Feb 18 (Reuters) - The following are security incidents in Iraq reported on Saturday, Feb. 18, as of 0915 GMT.

U.S. and Iraqi forces are battling a largely Sunni Arab insurgency against the Shi'ite- and Kurdish-led government in Baghdad.

Asterisk denotes new or updated entry.

* BAGHDAD - A U.S. soldier was killed on Saturday when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in eastern Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

BAQUBA - One civilian was killed and four were wounded when a roadside bomb exploded near their car in Baquba 65 km (40 miles) east of Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - Three policemen were killed and three wounded when a roadside bomb struck their patrol in eastern Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - A senior police officer, Abdul Karim Maryosh, escaped death when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle killing one of his bodyguards and wounding another in central Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - Two bodies were found, one in eastern Baghdad and the other on the western side of the capital, with their hands tied, blindfolded and shot in the head, police said.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed two Iraqi civilians and injured 10 others in western Baghdad on Friday, the U.S. military said on Saturday.