Developments in Iraq on May 17

May 17 (Reuters) - The following are security and political developments in Iraq on Wednesday as of 0915 GMT.

Iraq is trying to form a government of national unity to combat a mostly Sunni Arab insurgency.

BAQUBA - A bombing and shooting attack killed four people and wounded 11 in the religiously mixed city of Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, police said. It started when gunmen shot a bakery owner. A roadside bomb exploded when police and others rushed to the scene, killing two policemen and a civilian. Five policemen and six civilians were wounded.

BAGHDAD - Four civilians were killed when two roadside bombs went off in quick succession in central Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - Two policemen were wounded when a roadside bomb went off close to their patrol near al-Kindi hospital in eastern Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - Also in eastern Baghdad, two policemen were wounded when a roadside bomb exploded near a police check point in eastern Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - Four people were wounded when a roadside bomb went off in eastern Baghdad, police said.

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS

BAGHDAD - Iraqi Parliament convened on Wednesday to resume the reading and discussing of the draft of the Internal Law of the Parliament.