FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, August 16
Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:05 GMT
BAGHDAD, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 1300 GMT on Tuesday.
SAYAFIYA - Gunmen dressed in Iraqi army uniforms killed four members of the government-backed Sunni Sahwa militia and wounded three after dragging them out of a mosque following Monday night prayers in the town of Sayafiya, 20 km (12 miles) south of Baghdad, security sources said.
MOSUL - A roadside bomb went off near an Iraqi army patrol and killed two soldiers in eastern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
MOSUL - A roadside bomb killed one policeman and wounded three others in a town near Mosul, local police said.
MUSSAYAB - A mortar round landed near a police patrol and wounded eight policemen, late on Monday, in the town of Mussayab, about 60 km (40 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
(Compiled by Baghdad bureau)
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