Developments in Iraq on May 14
May 14 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq on Sunday as of 1900 GMT.
Iraq is trying to form a government of national unity to combat a mostly Sunni Arab insurgency. Sectarian tensions have been running high since the bombing of a Shi'ite shrine in Samarra in February, which unleashed a wave of reprisal attacks.
Asterisk denotes a new or updated item.
* BAGHDAD - Two U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in east Baghdad, the military said.
SULAIMANIYA - Four of five security detainees who escaped from the U.S. military prison at Fort Suse near Sulaimaniya in northern Iraq last week have been recaptured and are back in U.S. custody, a U.S. military spokesman said. Kurdish security sources said on Saturday all five had been caught. The military offered no immediate explanation on the fate of the fifth man.
BAGHDAD - Two suicide car bombs exploded near the civilian entrance to the international airport zone in western Baghdad, killing 14 people, the U.S. military said.
BASRA - Two British soldiers were killed and another was seriously wounded in a roadside bomb attack in the southern city of Basra, 550 km (340 miles) south of Baghdad, late on Saturday, military officials said on Sunday.
NEAR KERBALA - Police found the bodies of five people, blindfolded, bound and with gunshot wounds, near the Shi'ite city of Kerbala, 110 km southwest of Baghdad, police said.
KERBALA - The bodies of four brothers who worked in a humanitarian aid organisation were found beheaded in Kerbala, police said. They were earlier abducted from their home.
KERBALA - Gunmen wearing police uniforms kidnapped a policeman in Kerbala, police said. The policeman was a former member of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's Baath Party.
ADHAIM - Three bodyguards working for Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari were killed and four others were wounded when their motorcade was hit by a roadside bomb in Udaim, 80 km (50 miles) north of Baghdad, police, doctors and military officers said. Zebari told Reuters he had not been in the convoy himself but was aware of the attack.
FALLUJA - Iraqi police found the bodies of three people, bearing signs of torture, south of Falluja, 50 km (31 miles) west of Baghdad, police and hospital sources said.
MOSUL - Two civilians were killed and nine wounded when a car bomb went off near U.S. forces in the northern city of Mosul, 390 km (242 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
RAMADI - Three insurgents were killed and four were detained during a U.S. raid on Saturday in the western city of Ramadi, 110 km (68 miles) west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
BAGHDAD - A bomb exploded near al-Mustansiriya University in northeastern Baghdad, killing one civilian and wounding 11 people, including three policemen, police said.
BAGHDAD - Six people were killed, including three policemen, and 10 wounded when a roadside bomb went off near a police patrol in the capital's northern Adhamiya district, police said.
BAGHDAD - Three people were killed and 15 wounded when a roadside bomb went off in a crowded market in Zafaraniya in southeastern Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - Four civilians were killed and five wounded when a roadside bomb went off near a police patrol in northeastern Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - Two civilians were killed and five wounded when a roadside bomb went off near a police commando patrol in central Baghdad, police said.
BALAD RUZ - Two bombs exploded in rapid succession killing a civilian and wounding a police officer late on Saturday in Balad Ruz, about 50 km (30 miles) southeast of Baquba, police said.
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
BAGHDAD - Iraqi's parliament met on Sunday for its third normal session since December's election. Prime Minister-designate Nuri al-Maliki has until May 22 to present a unity government to the assembly.
BAGHDAD - The small but influential Shi'ite Fadhila Party, which withdrew from government negotiations on Friday, said it would not return to the talks even if it was given the powerful oil ministry.
Iraq is trying to form a government of national unity to combat a mostly Sunni Arab insurgency. Sectarian tensions have been running high since the bombing of a Shi'ite shrine in Samarra in February, which unleashed a wave of reprisal attacks.
Asterisk denotes a new or updated item.
* BAGHDAD - Two U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in east Baghdad, the military said.
SULAIMANIYA - Four of five security detainees who escaped from the U.S. military prison at Fort Suse near Sulaimaniya in northern Iraq last week have been recaptured and are back in U.S. custody, a U.S. military spokesman said. Kurdish security sources said on Saturday all five had been caught. The military offered no immediate explanation on the fate of the fifth man.
BAGHDAD - Two suicide car bombs exploded near the civilian entrance to the international airport zone in western Baghdad, killing 14 people, the U.S. military said.
BASRA - Two British soldiers were killed and another was seriously wounded in a roadside bomb attack in the southern city of Basra, 550 km (340 miles) south of Baghdad, late on Saturday, military officials said on Sunday.
NEAR KERBALA - Police found the bodies of five people, blindfolded, bound and with gunshot wounds, near the Shi'ite city of Kerbala, 110 km southwest of Baghdad, police said.
KERBALA - The bodies of four brothers who worked in a humanitarian aid organisation were found beheaded in Kerbala, police said. They were earlier abducted from their home.
KERBALA - Gunmen wearing police uniforms kidnapped a policeman in Kerbala, police said. The policeman was a former member of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's Baath Party.
ADHAIM - Three bodyguards working for Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari were killed and four others were wounded when their motorcade was hit by a roadside bomb in Udaim, 80 km (50 miles) north of Baghdad, police, doctors and military officers said. Zebari told Reuters he had not been in the convoy himself but was aware of the attack.
FALLUJA - Iraqi police found the bodies of three people, bearing signs of torture, south of Falluja, 50 km (31 miles) west of Baghdad, police and hospital sources said.
MOSUL - Two civilians were killed and nine wounded when a car bomb went off near U.S. forces in the northern city of Mosul, 390 km (242 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
RAMADI - Three insurgents were killed and four were detained during a U.S. raid on Saturday in the western city of Ramadi, 110 km (68 miles) west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
BAGHDAD - A bomb exploded near al-Mustansiriya University in northeastern Baghdad, killing one civilian and wounding 11 people, including three policemen, police said.
BAGHDAD - Six people were killed, including three policemen, and 10 wounded when a roadside bomb went off near a police patrol in the capital's northern Adhamiya district, police said.
BAGHDAD - Three people were killed and 15 wounded when a roadside bomb went off in a crowded market in Zafaraniya in southeastern Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - Four civilians were killed and five wounded when a roadside bomb went off near a police patrol in northeastern Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - Two civilians were killed and five wounded when a roadside bomb went off near a police commando patrol in central Baghdad, police said.
BALAD RUZ - Two bombs exploded in rapid succession killing a civilian and wounding a police officer late on Saturday in Balad Ruz, about 50 km (30 miles) southeast of Baquba, police said.
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
BAGHDAD - Iraqi's parliament met on Sunday for its third normal session since December's election. Prime Minister-designate Nuri al-Maliki has until May 22 to present a unity government to the assembly.
BAGHDAD - The small but influential Shi'ite Fadhila Party, which withdrew from government negotiations on Friday, said it would not return to the talks even if it was given the powerful oil ministry.
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