FACTBOX - Security developments in Iraq

(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 4:30 p.m. British time on Wednesday.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier on patrol in eastern Baghdad, the U.S. military said in a statement.

BAGHDAD - Gunmen killed an army colonel and his wife in a drive-by shooting in the al-Adil district in western Baghdad, police said.

BAQUBA - A roadside bomb killed a shepherd in southeastern Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, police said.

KIRKUK - A roadside bomb killed a civilian and wounded another seven in the Ras Dumeez in southern Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

MOSUL - Gunmen shot dead an off-duty policeman in front of his house in al-Mishahda neighbourhood of western Mosul, 390 km (240 miles), north of Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - A mortar shell landed on a residential compound in the al-Baladiyat district of eastern Baghdad, wounding two civilians, police said.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb struck a police patrol in eastern Baghdad, wounding five people including three policemen, police said.

(Compiled by Khalid al-Ansary; Editing by Tim Cocks)