Developments in Iraq on May 27
May 27 (Reuters) - The following are security and other developments in Iraq on Saturday as of 1100 GMT.
Asterisk denotes new or amended item.
SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS
*BAIJI - A roadside bomb killed two oil truck drivers and wounded another near a refinery in Baiji, 180 km (112 miles) north of Baghdad.
*TIKRIT - Gunmen attacked a police patrol, killing Lieutenant Raed Nazhan and wounding two policemen, police said.
*BAQUBA - Gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint, seriously wounding three policemen, police said.
*SAMARRA - U.S.-led forces detained three insurgents, including an al Qaeda-linked militant, during a raid on Wednesday near Samarra, 100 km north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
*NEAR LATIFIYAH - Iraqi troops backed by U.S.-led forces detained 12 suspected insurgents and seized weapons during a raid on Wednesday near Latifiyah following reports of increased sectarian violence in the area south of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
BAQUBA - Police Colonel Qahtan al-Bawi and his bodyguard were killed when gunmen ambushed their car near Baquba, 65 km north of Baghdad, police said. Two other bodyguards were seriously wounded.
BAQUBA - Gunmen killed five people -- two sets of brothers -- in Baquba, police said. First they stormed an ironsmith's workshop and shot dead three brothers working there, then they attacked a nearby tyre repair shop and killed two brothers from another family.
BAGHDAD - At least four people were killed and 15 wounded when a mortar round landed in a crowded market in southern Baghdad, police and hospital sources said. Hospital sources said earlier it was a bomb.
BAGHDAD - A U.S. Marine was killed in clashes in Iraq's restive Anbar province on Friday, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
KIRKUK - An Iraqi army major was killed and three soldiers were wounded when gunmen in a car blocked their patrol and opened fire on a main road 40 km (25 miles) south of Kirkuk, police said.
DIWANIYA - Police Colonel Kamil Guaim was seriously wounded when a roadside bomb went off near his house in Diwaniya, 180 km (112 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS
*NAJAF - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met leading Iraqi cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani during a visit to one of the country's holiest cities and thanked him for working for its unity.
Asterisk denotes new or amended item.
SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS
*BAIJI - A roadside bomb killed two oil truck drivers and wounded another near a refinery in Baiji, 180 km (112 miles) north of Baghdad.
*TIKRIT - Gunmen attacked a police patrol, killing Lieutenant Raed Nazhan and wounding two policemen, police said.
*BAQUBA - Gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint, seriously wounding three policemen, police said.
*SAMARRA - U.S.-led forces detained three insurgents, including an al Qaeda-linked militant, during a raid on Wednesday near Samarra, 100 km north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
*NEAR LATIFIYAH - Iraqi troops backed by U.S.-led forces detained 12 suspected insurgents and seized weapons during a raid on Wednesday near Latifiyah following reports of increased sectarian violence in the area south of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
BAQUBA - Police Colonel Qahtan al-Bawi and his bodyguard were killed when gunmen ambushed their car near Baquba, 65 km north of Baghdad, police said. Two other bodyguards were seriously wounded.
BAQUBA - Gunmen killed five people -- two sets of brothers -- in Baquba, police said. First they stormed an ironsmith's workshop and shot dead three brothers working there, then they attacked a nearby tyre repair shop and killed two brothers from another family.
BAGHDAD - At least four people were killed and 15 wounded when a mortar round landed in a crowded market in southern Baghdad, police and hospital sources said. Hospital sources said earlier it was a bomb.
BAGHDAD - A U.S. Marine was killed in clashes in Iraq's restive Anbar province on Friday, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
KIRKUK - An Iraqi army major was killed and three soldiers were wounded when gunmen in a car blocked their patrol and opened fire on a main road 40 km (25 miles) south of Kirkuk, police said.
DIWANIYA - Police Colonel Kamil Guaim was seriously wounded when a roadside bomb went off near his house in Diwaniya, 180 km (112 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS
*NAJAF - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met leading Iraqi cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani during a visit to one of the country's holiest cities and thanked him for working for its unity.
posted by Marko at 5/27/2006 08:10:00 AM
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