Developments in Iraq on April 14
April 14 (Reuters) - Following are security incidents in Iraq on Friday as of 1130 GMT.
U.S. and Iraqi forces are 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.
Asterisk denotes a new or updated item.
*BAQUBA - At least four worshippers were killed and another eight wounded when two makeshift bombs exploded at two mosques in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
*BAGHDAD - A U.S. soldier was killed on Thursday when his vehicle was struck by a bomb southwest of Baghdad, the U.S military said on Friday.
*MOSUL - Seven people were wounded, including five policemen, when a suicide car bomb exploded at a police station in the flashpoint city of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police and hospital sources said.
*HAWIJA - Five policemen were wounded when their patrol was struck by a roadside bomb in Hawija, 70 km (45 miles) southwest of Kirkuk, a joint U.S.-Iraqi military centre said.
NEAR BASRA - Two civilians were killed and eight people wounded, including four British soldiers, by a roadside bomb near Basra, 550 km (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, a British military spokesman said. The Iraqis were killed as their car was passing a British patrol targeted by the bomb.
BASRA - Eleven workers from an Iraqi building company were kidnapped and killed on Thursday, police said.
NEAR BAGHDAD - A U.S. Marine was killed in action on Wednesday near Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
NEAR BAGHDAD - Interior Ministry and police sources said they feared that at least 30 policemen were either dead or missing after they were hit by a roadside bomb while transporting police vehicles on Thursday.
BAGHDAD - The U.S. military said it had killed a former officer in the Iraqi Air Force under Saddam Hussein's rule, and detained three suspects on Thursday night after they fired on U.S. troops during a raid.
HAWIJA - The U.S. military said it had killed one insurgent and wounded another on Wednesday in Hawija.
U.S. and Iraqi forces are 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.
Asterisk denotes a new or updated item.
*BAQUBA - At least four worshippers were killed and another eight wounded when two makeshift bombs exploded at two mosques in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
*BAGHDAD - A U.S. soldier was killed on Thursday when his vehicle was struck by a bomb southwest of Baghdad, the U.S military said on Friday.
*MOSUL - Seven people were wounded, including five policemen, when a suicide car bomb exploded at a police station in the flashpoint city of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police and hospital sources said.
*HAWIJA - Five policemen were wounded when their patrol was struck by a roadside bomb in Hawija, 70 km (45 miles) southwest of Kirkuk, a joint U.S.-Iraqi military centre said.
NEAR BASRA - Two civilians were killed and eight people wounded, including four British soldiers, by a roadside bomb near Basra, 550 km (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, a British military spokesman said. The Iraqis were killed as their car was passing a British patrol targeted by the bomb.
BASRA - Eleven workers from an Iraqi building company were kidnapped and killed on Thursday, police said.
NEAR BAGHDAD - A U.S. Marine was killed in action on Wednesday near Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
NEAR BAGHDAD - Interior Ministry and police sources said they feared that at least 30 policemen were either dead or missing after they were hit by a roadside bomb while transporting police vehicles on Thursday.
BAGHDAD - The U.S. military said it had killed a former officer in the Iraqi Air Force under Saddam Hussein's rule, and detained three suspects on Thursday night after they fired on U.S. troops during a raid.
HAWIJA - The U.S. military said it had killed one insurgent and wounded another on Wednesday in Hawija.
posted by Marko at 4/14/2006 08:15:00 AM
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