Developments in Iraq, March 26
March 26 (Reuters) - Following are security incidents in Iraq as of 0700 GMT on Sunday.
U.S. and Iraqi forces have been battling a Sunni Arab insurgency against the Shi'ite- and Kurdish-led interim government. The bombing of a Shi'ite shrine on Feb. 22 has been followed by a surge in sectarian attacks.
BAGHDAD - Two policemen were wounded when a roadside bomb hit their patrol in eastern Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - A woman was killed and three others wounded by a bomb planted in front of her house in central Baghdad, police said.
WAJIHIYA - Gunmen killed two policemen in Wajihiya, a small town east of Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, police said. Three guards of the mayor of Wajihiya were wounded by a roadside bomb as they headed to the scene of the attack, police added.
U.S. and Iraqi forces have been battling a Sunni Arab insurgency against the Shi'ite- and Kurdish-led interim government. The bombing of a Shi'ite shrine on Feb. 22 has been followed by a surge in sectarian attacks.
BAGHDAD - Two policemen were wounded when a roadside bomb hit their patrol in eastern Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - A woman was killed and three others wounded by a bomb planted in front of her house in central Baghdad, police said.
WAJIHIYA - Gunmen killed two policemen in Wajihiya, a small town east of Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, police said. Three guards of the mayor of Wajihiya were wounded by a roadside bomb as they headed to the scene of the attack, police added.
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