ReliefWeb ReliefWeb Home
Home
Latest Updates
Countries & Emergencies
Appeals & Funding
Policy & Issues
Professional Resources
Maps
Print Print Save to My ReliefWeb Save

Factbox - Security developments in Iraq, 17 Nov 2009


Nov 17 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1200 GMT on Tuesday.

* Denotes new or updated item

* MOSUL - Gunmen in a speeding car opened fire on another car, killing the driver and wounding his son, in the western part of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

* KIRKUK - A bomb at a liquor shop wounded two civilians in the city of Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

* FALLUJA - A bomb inside a house wounded three members of a family in the western city of Falluja, 50 km (32 miles) west of Baghdad, police said.

* FALLUJA - A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol wounded one policeman in Falluja, police said.

KIRKUK - Police found two bodies shot in the head in two separate incidents in southern Kirkuk.

BAGHDAD - A bomb planted inside a stationary store exploded, killing two soldiers and wounding six civilians, in southern Baghdad's Doura district, police said.

MOSUL - An investigative judge escaped death when gunmen open fire at his car, seriously wounding his driver in western Mosul, , police said.

For more humanitarian news and analysis, please visit www.alertnet.org

With the exception of public UN sources, reproduction or redistribution of the above text, in whole, part or in any form, requires the prior consent of the original source. The opinions expressed in the documents carried by this site are those of the authors and are not necessarily shared by UN OCHA or ReliefWeb.
Print Print Save to My ReliefWeb Save

FIND RELATED DOCUMENTS


By Emergency: Iraq
By Country: Iraq
By Source: Reuters - AlertNet
By Type: News