June 5 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1330 GMT on Thursday: FALLUJA - Iraqi security forces killed a gunman and arrested two others in an operation against al Qaeda hideouts in north Falluja, 50 km (32 miles) west of Baghdad, police Captain Ahmed Jasim said. BAGHDAD - Iraqi police found the bodies of four people in different areas of Baghdad, police said. BAGHDAD - A U.S. soldier was killed on Wednesday by small arms fire during a patrol south of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. SHIRQAT - Iraqi army and U.S.-backed neighbourhood patrols backed by U.S. military killed seven militants, including two foreign fighters, in clashes in Shirqat, 300 km (190 miles) north of Baghdad, said Captain Khalid al-Sahan, leader of the Shirqat neighbourhood patrols. (Compiled by Khalid al-Ansary)
U.S. Maj. Gen. Kevin Bergner, a Multi National Force - Iraq (MNF-I) spokesman, speaks to the media during a news conference at the International Zone in Baghdad June 4, 2008. REUTERS/Eduardo ...
