Feb 18 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 0930 GMT on Sunday:

BAGHDAD - Police retrieved the bodies of five people shot dead on Saturday in different districts of Baghdad, police said.

MOSUL - Clashes erupted between gunmen and police in the northern city of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said. A police colonel was wounded during the clashes.

BALAD - The bodies of three people were found shot dead on Saturday in the town of Balad, 80 km (50 miles) north of Baghdad, a joint U.S. and Iraqi coordination centre said.

BAGHDAD - Iraqi army detained 38 insurgents during the 24 hours in different parts of Iraq, the Defence Ministry said.

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