Developments in Iraq on April 6

April 6 (Reuters) - Following are security incidents in Iraq on Thursday as of 1145 GMT.

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.

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*NAJAF - At least 13 people were killed when a car bomb exploded near the sacred Shi'ite shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.

*HASWA - Five civilians were killed and another two wounded when gunmen shot at their cars near a police station in Haswa, a town about 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.

*RAMADI - A U.S. patrol was struck by a roadside bomb south of Ramadi, 110 km (68 miles) west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. There were no reports on the number of casualties.

*KIRKUK - Gunmen seriously wounded a Kurdish captain in the Iraqi army in the eastern part of Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

BAQUBA - Eight people were wounded, including six civilians, when a roadside bomb targeting a police patrol exploded in central Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

KIRKUK - One traffic policeman was shot dead on Wednesday night in Kirkuk, a police source said.

KIKRUK - Police said they found the beheaded body of a man in Kirkuk on Wednesday. The man was a member of the Kurdish militia, the Peshmerga.