Developments in Iraq on May 9
May 9 (Reuters) - Following are security and political developments in Iraq on Tuesday as of 1145 GMT.
Iraq is trying to form a government of national unity to combat a mostly Sunni Arab insurgency. Sectarian tensions have run 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 - Twelve bodies bearing signs of torture and gunshot wounds were found in various areas of Baghdad, police said.
*BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb aimed at police guarding electricity installations exploded in northwestern Baghdad, killing two civilians. Two policemen and three civilians were wounded, police sources said.
*LATIFIYA - The bodies of three people, one wearing police uniform, were found with gunshot wounds and their hands bound in Latifiya, 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
SUWAYRA - Iraqi police retrieved the bodies of 11 people, nine of them beheaded, including a 10-year-old boy, in the Sunni town of Suwayra, about 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
KIRKUK - Gunmen killed an Iraqi soldier and wounded two others in the main road between Tikrit and Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad on Tuesday, police said.
OWJA - Gunmen kidnapped two people on Monday who work in supplying the Iraqi army with food in the town of Owja, near Tikrit, 175 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
RAMADI - Gunmen killed four police officers while they were driving out of police headquarters in the city of Ramadi, 110 km (68 miles) west of Baghdad, police said.
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Nuri al-Maliki said on Tuesday he expected to form a national unity government in the next day or two, ending five months of stalemate since a December election.
Iraq is trying to form a government of national unity to combat a mostly Sunni Arab insurgency. Sectarian tensions have run 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 - Twelve bodies bearing signs of torture and gunshot wounds were found in various areas of Baghdad, police said.
*BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb aimed at police guarding electricity installations exploded in northwestern Baghdad, killing two civilians. Two policemen and three civilians were wounded, police sources said.
*LATIFIYA - The bodies of three people, one wearing police uniform, were found with gunshot wounds and their hands bound in Latifiya, 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
SUWAYRA - Iraqi police retrieved the bodies of 11 people, nine of them beheaded, including a 10-year-old boy, in the Sunni town of Suwayra, about 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
KIRKUK - Gunmen killed an Iraqi soldier and wounded two others in the main road between Tikrit and Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad on Tuesday, police said.
OWJA - Gunmen kidnapped two people on Monday who work in supplying the Iraqi army with food in the town of Owja, near Tikrit, 175 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
RAMADI - Gunmen killed four police officers while they were driving out of police headquarters in the city of Ramadi, 110 km (68 miles) west of Baghdad, police said.
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Nuri al-Maliki said on Tuesday he expected to form a national unity government in the next day or two, ending five months of stalemate since a December election.
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