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FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Jan 13
13 Jan 2007 07:49:08 GMT
Source: Reuters

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 0730 GMT on Saturday:

ISHAQI - Gunmen shot dead three civilians on Friday night in the town of Ishaqi, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

BAIJI - Gunmen killed two civilians and stole their vehicle in Baiji, 180 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

ISKANDARIYA - Police found two bodies, tortured, blindfolded and shot dead, in Iskandariya, 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad, police said. One victim was a policeman.

FALLUJA - Iraqi police and army detained 47 suspected insurgents in Falluja on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.
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General George Casey, the U.S. commander in Iraq, speaks during a news conference in Baghdad January 15, 2007. The first additional American troops who will take part in a major new security plan in Baghdad have arrived in the Iraqi capital, Casey said on Monday.