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FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Sept 29
29 Sep 2008 16:56:49 GMT
Source: Reuters
Sept 29 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1645 GMT on Monday.

* denotes new or updated item

* BAGHDAD - A U.S. soldier was killed by small arms fire when his patrol was attacked in eastern Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

* KIRKUK - One policeman and one civilian were wounded by a roadside bomb in Kirkuk, police said.

MOSUL - Gunmen killed two brothers working for the Iraqi security forces while they were off duty in western Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

MOSUL - A car bomb wounded four people in Mosul, police said.

MOSUL - A body was found bearing gunshot wounds in eastern Mosul, police said.

MOSUL - A Sunni Arab tribal leader died on Monday of wounds inflicted by a bomb attached to his car that exploded on Sunday in Mosul, police said.

SAMARRA - A roadside bomb wounded the mayor of Samarra, Mahmoud Khalif, and four of his guards in central Samarra, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

ISKANDARIYA - A roadside bomb killed one person and wounded three others when it struck their car in Iskandariya, 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
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