Friday, June 01, 2007

Security Summary: June 1, 2007

Above: Members of the Supreme Islamic Council in Iraq (SICI) celebrate the return of party leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim from treatment for lung cancer in Iran.

BAGHDAD - One U.S. soldier was killed by small arms fire in Baghdad on Friday, the U.S. military said.

BAGHDAD - One U.S. soldier was killed and one wounded when their patrol was attacked with small arms fire in Baghdad on Wednesday, the U.S. military said.

BAGHDAD - Ten people were killed and 30 wounded when mortar rounds landed on a residential area in Um al-Maalif, a Shi'ite district of southwestern Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - Fifteen bodies were found in various parts of Baghdad in the past 24 hours, police said.

BAGHDAD - Two insurgents were killed by a roadside bomb they were trying to plant in southeastern Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - One civilian was killed and two wounded by a roadside bomb in Khadhra district in western Baghdad, police said.

KIRKUK - A suicide truck bomber in Uweidla village near Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, killed five people and wounded 25, police said.

BAQUBA - Six decomposing bodies were found dumped together in the Tahreer district of Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

MAHMUDIYA - Two civilians were killed and four wounded when mortar rounds landed on a residential area of Mahmudiya, 30 km (20 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.

KIRKUK - A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol in the northern city of Kirkuk wounded five policemen, police said.

FALLUJA - Six suspected insurgents were killed during U.S.-Iraqi raids targeting al Qaeda in Falluja, 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad, on Thursday, the U.S. military said. Another suspected insurgent linked to al Qaeda was detained during a follow-up raid on Friday.

BAGHDAD - Ten suspected insurgents were detained during raids targeting a local al Qaeda commander in southwestern Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

TAJI - Seven suspected insurgents were detained during raids against al Qaeda in Taji, 20 km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

From Reuters/Alternet