July 24 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1915 GMT on Thursday. * denotes a new or updated item. * BAQUBA - A female suicide bomber killed seven people, including six members of a U.S.-backed neighbourhood patrol group, in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad in Diyala province, police said. KIRKUK - The U.S. military killed a teenager sitting in a car in central Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraqi police said. The U.S. military said their convoy came under armed attack from a sedan and their soldiers returned fire, killing a passenger. One U.S. soldier was wounded during the attack, the U.S. military said. * HASWA - Iraqi security forces backed by the U.S. military detained 68 suspected militants in Haswa, 50 km (30 miles) south of Baghdad, police said. * YUSUFIYA - Iraqi police found the bodies of a civilian and a policeman in Yusufiya, 20 km (12 miles) south of Baghdad, police said. BAGHDAD - Gunmen killed three members of a U.S.-backed neighbourhood patrol group and wounded two others in two separate attacks in northern Baghdad's Adhamiya district, a patrol member said. BAGHDAD - A bomb wounded a senior leader of the Shi'ite Dawa party at his house in Zaafaraniya district, southeastern Baghdad, police said. Three bodyguards were also wounded. BAGHDAD - The U.S. military said it had captured six wanted militants and detained 14 other suspected militants in operations targeting al-Qaeda in various areas north and south of Baghdad on Wednesday and Thursday. MOSUL - Iraqi police found the bodies of two civilians and a policeman in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles), north of Baghdad, police said. The bodies bore gunshot wounds. (Compiled by Khalid al-Ansary)
Villagers react as Iraqi policemen and U.S. soldiers from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment take positions around their house during their joint operation near Muqtadiyah in Diyala province July 24, 2008. ...
