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FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Oct 20
20 Oct 2008 12:31:51 GMT
Source: Reuters
Oct 20 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1205 GMT on Monday.

BAGHDAD - An employee at the Housing Ministry was killed and seven others were wounded when a roadside bomb struck their minibus near Mashtal district in eastern Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi army killed two militants and arrested 51 others on Sunday in different areas across Iraq, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.

MOSUL - A man was killed and another wounded in a roadside bomb in eastern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - U.S. forces captured four wanted men and detained 11 additional suspects during operations in and around Baghdad on Sunday and Monday, the U.S. military said.

ANBAR - A U.S. marine died in a non-combat related incident at the al Asad base in the western province of Anbar, the military said in a statement without giving further details on the incident. (Compiled by Aws Qusay)


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A displaced Christian woman walks in the courtyard of al-Saida monastery in Al-Qosh village, 45 km (28 miles) north of Mosul October 18, 2008. Christians have become targets of sectarian attacks. ...



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