Developments in Iraq on April 15
April 15 (Reuters) - Following are security incidents in Iraq on Saturday as of 1000 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.
*BAGHDAD - Four civilians were killed and 18 people were wounded, including three police officers, when a car bomb parked next to a restaurant frequented by policemen went off in eastern Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - Three Iraqi soldiers were killed and eight wounded when a roadside bomb struck their patrol in the Dora area of southern Baghdad, Interior Ministry sources said.
BAGHDAD - Two U.S. Marines were killed and 22 wounded in combat against insurgents in Anbar province in western Iraq on Thursday, the U.S. military said.
BASRA - Gunmen ambushed and killed a traffic police officer in Basra 550 km (340 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
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.
*BAGHDAD - Four civilians were killed and 18 people were wounded, including three police officers, when a car bomb parked next to a restaurant frequented by policemen went off in eastern Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - Three Iraqi soldiers were killed and eight wounded when a roadside bomb struck their patrol in the Dora area of southern Baghdad, Interior Ministry sources said.
BAGHDAD - Two U.S. Marines were killed and 22 wounded in combat against insurgents in Anbar province in western Iraq on Thursday, the U.S. military said.
BASRA - Gunmen ambushed and killed a traffic police officer in Basra 550 km (340 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
posted by Marko at 4/15/2006 08:42:00 AM
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