Developments in Iraq on April 9

April 9 (Reuters) - Following are security incidents in Iraq on Sunday as of 1500 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.

Asterisk denotes a new or updated item.

*KIRKUK - U.S. forces killed an insurgent after he threw a grenade at their patrol in the northern oil city of Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, the U.S.-Iraqi Joint Coordination Centre said.

*MUSAYIB - Iraqi police found the bodies of two people, handcuffed, bound and with gunshot wounds, in Musayib, 60 km (40 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.

*BAQUBA - Two insurgents were killed when a bomb they were constructing detonated prematurely on Saturday in Baquba, 60 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

*DHULUIYA - Gunmen killed a soldier in the town of Dhuluiya, 40 km (25 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

*BAIJI - Gunmen killed a merchant on Saturday in the oil refinery city of Baiji, 180 km ( 112 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

FALLUJA - A U.S. marine died on Friday from wounds sustained during combat while operating in al Anbar Province, the U.S. military said.

BAQUBA - Iraqi police raided a house and arrested four men and two women on Saturday in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, and seized weapons, police said. The house was used for manufacturing bombs, the police added.

BAGHDAD - U.S. forces killed eight insurgents in a raid and search operation near Baghdad, the U.S. military said.