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Factbox - Security developments in Iraq, 06 Jun 2008

June 6 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1045 GMT on Friday:

* denotes a new or updated item.

* RAMADI - A woman suicide bomber blew herself up in a police station northeast of Ramadi, 100 km (60 miles) west of Baghdad, killing one policeman and wounding four others, police said.

* BAGHDAD - Coalition forces captured 10 wanted men and detained 22 others in operations targeting al Qaeda bombing networks in Baghdad, Mosul and the Tigris River valley on Thursday and Friday, said the U.S. military.

NEAR TIKRIT - Gunmen kidnapped an off-duty police officer on a road near Tikrit, 150 km (95 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

DOUR - Unknown gunmen killed three policemen and wounded two others at a police checkpoint in Dour, 150 km (95 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

AL-HAYY - A special groups leader surrendered to U.S. forces in al-Hayy, 150 km (90 miles), southeast of Baghdad. The man is suspected of ordering attacks on coalition forces, as well as attacks and kidnappings of civilians. He is also suspected of smuggling Iranian rockets into Baghdad. 'Special Groups' is a U.S. military term for Shi'ite militants backed by Iran.

KIRKUK PROVINCE - U.S. forces killed four militants and detained more than 20 others during an operation targeting al Qaeda in Iraq in Kirkuk Province, north of Baghdad, on Wednesday, the U.S. military said.

BAGHDAD - Two bodies with gunshot wounds were found in different districts of Baghdad on Thursday, police said.

BAGHDAD - A U.S. airstrike killed four militants on Thursday just after they loaded their truck with weapons in Baghdad's Sadr City district, the U.S. military said.

(Compiled by Aws Qusay)