US Soldier Killed in North Iraq (RPG in Hawija)

Baghdad. A US soldier has been killed in the north part of Iraq this evening, AFP reports. A grenade blast during a routine operation is what has reportedly caused the death of the US soldier.

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Security incidents in Iraq, Dec 24
24 Dec 2005 18:07:08 GMT
Source: Reuters

Dec 24 (Reuters) - Following are security incidents in Iraq reported on Saturday, Dec. 24, as of 1330 GMT.

U.S. and Iraqi forces are battling a Sunni Arab insurgency against the Shi'ite and Kurdish-led government in Baghdad.

Asterisk denotes new or updated incidents.

HILLA - Saboteurs blew up an oil pipeline on the outskirts of Hilla 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad, fires are still raging. Police said a makeshift bomb was used in the attack.

KIRKUK - One civilian was killed and three wounded when a roadside bomb exploded near an Iraqi army patrol in central Kirkuk, Police Colonel Taha Abdullah said.

BAGHDAD - Two people were killed, including an aide to the Ministry of Justice, when gunmen opened fire on their car in the centre of Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - Three Ministry of Health employees were shot dead when gunmen opened fire on their car, police said.

*BAGHDAD - A U.S. soldier was killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack while on patrol near Hawija in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said.

BAGHDAD - Seven bodies of civilians with bullets wounds were found in southern Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - Two civilians were killed when gunmen opened fire on an electronics shop in Baghdad's wealthy Mansour district, police said.

FALLUJA - A Lt. colonel in the Iraqi army was shot dead when gunmen broke into his house and opened fire, police said.

BAGHDAD - A U.S. soldier was killed by a bomb while on patrol on Thursday, the U.S. military said.

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