Developments in Iraq on May 20
May 20 (Reuters) - The following are security and political developments in Iraq on Saturday as of 0530 GMT.
Iraqi leaders hope to inaugurate a government of national unity on Saturday aimed at stemming violence.
BAGHDAD - A bomb killed 19 people in east Baghdad among a crowd of Shi'ite labourers gathered to look for work on Saturday, police said.
BAGHDAD - The death toll from clashes between police commandos and insurgents in Jihad District, southwestern Baghdad, rose to six civilians killed and five wounded, interior ministry sources said. Two police were among the wounded.
NEAR AL-UDHAIM - A man and his wife were killed and three of their children wounded when gunmen broke into their house and opened fire in Al-Udhaim, the town about 100 km (68 miles) north of Baghdad, police said. The motives are unknown.
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
BAGHDAD - Parliament is due to sit at 11 a.m. (0700 GMT) to confirm a new government, launching a crucial new phase in the U.S.-backed project to install democracy.
Iraqi leaders hope to inaugurate a government of national unity on Saturday aimed at stemming violence.
BAGHDAD - A bomb killed 19 people in east Baghdad among a crowd of Shi'ite labourers gathered to look for work on Saturday, police said.
BAGHDAD - The death toll from clashes between police commandos and insurgents in Jihad District, southwestern Baghdad, rose to six civilians killed and five wounded, interior ministry sources said. Two police were among the wounded.
NEAR AL-UDHAIM - A man and his wife were killed and three of their children wounded when gunmen broke into their house and opened fire in Al-Udhaim, the town about 100 km (68 miles) north of Baghdad, police said. The motives are unknown.
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
BAGHDAD - Parliament is due to sit at 11 a.m. (0700 GMT) to confirm a new government, launching a crucial new phase in the U.S.-backed project to install democracy.
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