June 5 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1330 GMT on Thursday: FALLUJA - Iraqi security forces killed a gunman and arrested two others in an operation against al Qaeda hideouts in north Falluja, 50 km (32 miles) west of Baghdad, police Captain Ahmed Jasim said.

BAGHDAD - Iraqi police found the bodies of four people in different areas of Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - A U.S. soldier was killed on Wednesday by small arms fire during a patrol south of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

SHIRQAT - Iraqi army and U.S.-backed neighbourhood patrols backed by U.S. military killed seven militants, including two foreign fighters, in clashes in Shirqat, 300 km (190 miles) north of Baghdad, said Captain Khalid al-Sahan, leader of the Shirqat neighbourhood patrols. (Compiled by Khalid al-Ansary)

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