Developments in Iraq, March 6
March 6 (Reuters) - The following are security incidents and political developments in Iraq as of 1230 GMT on Monday.
U.S. and Iraqi forces have been battling a Sunni Arab insurgency against the Shi'ite- and Kurdish-led government in Baghdad since U.S. troops toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003.
A wave of sectarian violence since a bombing of a Shi'ite shrine on Feb. 22 has killed hundreds.
* Asterisk denotes new or updated item.
SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS
*BAGHDAD - Three policemen were killed and one wounded when a car bomb went off near their patrol in central Baghdad, police said.
*MAHMUDIYA - One civilian was killed and five people wounded, including two policemen, when a car bomb went off in Mahmudiya, south of Baghdad, police said.
*BAGHDAD - Three civilians were wounded when car bomb went off in central Baghdad, police said. The target of the explosion was not clear.
*BAGHDAD - Ali Hussein al-Khafaji, the dean of the college of engineering, was abducted by gunmen while he was heading to work in Baghdad, police said.
BAQUBA - A car bomb exploded in a busy market in Baquba northeast of Baghdad on Monday, killing six people, including two girls under four, and wounding 23, police said, adding most of the casualties were children.
BAGHDAD - One civilian was killed and 10 were wounded when a car bomb went off in northern Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - One civilian was wounded when four mortar rounds landed in Sadr city in eastern Baghdad, police said.
ANBAR PROVINCE - A U.S. soldier was killed by "enemy action" on Sunday in western Anbar province, a Sunni insurgent stronghold, the U.S. military said.
BAGHDAD - Two civilians and two policemen were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a bank in Baghdad's Doura district, police said.
BAGHDAD - Two policemen and four civilians were wounded when a car bomb exploded as their patrol passed by in northern Baghdad, police said.
BAQUBA - Three civilians were killed by gunmen in separate attacks in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
*Iraq's President Jalal Talabani said on Monday he will summon Iraq's new parliament to hold its first sitting on March 12.
U.S. and Iraqi forces have been battling a Sunni Arab insurgency against the Shi'ite- and Kurdish-led government in Baghdad since U.S. troops toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003.
A wave of sectarian violence since a bombing of a Shi'ite shrine on Feb. 22 has killed hundreds.
* Asterisk denotes new or updated item.
SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS
*BAGHDAD - Three policemen were killed and one wounded when a car bomb went off near their patrol in central Baghdad, police said.
*MAHMUDIYA - One civilian was killed and five people wounded, including two policemen, when a car bomb went off in Mahmudiya, south of Baghdad, police said.
*BAGHDAD - Three civilians were wounded when car bomb went off in central Baghdad, police said. The target of the explosion was not clear.
*BAGHDAD - Ali Hussein al-Khafaji, the dean of the college of engineering, was abducted by gunmen while he was heading to work in Baghdad, police said.
BAQUBA - A car bomb exploded in a busy market in Baquba northeast of Baghdad on Monday, killing six people, including two girls under four, and wounding 23, police said, adding most of the casualties were children.
BAGHDAD - One civilian was killed and 10 were wounded when a car bomb went off in northern Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - One civilian was wounded when four mortar rounds landed in Sadr city in eastern Baghdad, police said.
ANBAR PROVINCE - A U.S. soldier was killed by "enemy action" on Sunday in western Anbar province, a Sunni insurgent stronghold, the U.S. military said.
BAGHDAD - Two civilians and two policemen were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a bank in Baghdad's Doura district, police said.
BAGHDAD - Two policemen and four civilians were wounded when a car bomb exploded as their patrol passed by in northern Baghdad, police said.
BAQUBA - Three civilians were killed by gunmen in separate attacks in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
*Iraq's President Jalal Talabani said on Monday he will summon Iraq's new parliament to hold its first sitting on March 12.
posted by Marko at 3/06/2006 07:50:00 AM
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