FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Dec 31
Source: Reuters
Dec 31 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 1030 GMT on Sunday: Asterisk denotes a new or updated item. * BAGHDAD - A car bomb killed one person and wounded four others in central Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said. * BAGHDAD - A car bomb killed one person and wounded six others in Hurriya, a district in northwestern Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said. * BAGHDAD - A rocket landed on a residential district, killing two children and wounding a man and a woman, in Kadhimiya, a district in northwestern Baghdad, police said. BAGHDAD - A total of 12 bodies were found shot dead and most showing signs of torture on Saturday in different districts of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said. BAGHDAD - A car bomb near a Sunni mosque killed two people and wounded eight on Saturday in al-Dhubat street in Adhamiya district in northern Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said. HABANIYA - U.S. and Iraqi forces detained 15 suspected insurgents during operations on Saturday in Habaniya near Falluja, west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. FALLUJA - U.S. and Iraqi forces detained five suspected insurgents during operations on Saturday in the city of Falluja, the U.S. military said. OTHER DEVELOPMENTS * AWJA - Saddam Hussein was buried in the dead of night in his home village of Awja in northern Iraq, a day after he was hanged for crimes against humanity.
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