FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, May 28
(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1 p.m. British time on Wednesday:
BAGHDAD - U.S. forces captured an alleged al-Qaeda leader and seven other suspected insurgents on Tuesday and Wednesday during operations in Baghdad and Mosul 390 km (240 miles) north of the capital, the U.S. military said.
BAGHDAD - Iraqi forces captured three suspected Shi'ite militants in two operations around Baghdad on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.
THAR THAR LAKE - The Iraqi army arrested three insurgents disguised in women's clothes on Tuesday in the Thar Thar Lake area, 80 km (50 miles) northwest of Baghdad, the defence ministry said in a statement.
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi army arrested four wanted men on Tuesday in Baghdad, the defence ministry said in a statement.
BAIJI - Police killed seven suspected al-Qaeda militants during clashes in a village just outside the town of Baiji, 180 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, on Tuesday and Wednesday, police said. Three policemen were wounded in the clashes.
GARMA - A mob stormed the house of a member of a U.S.-backed neighbourhood patrol and stabbed him to death in the town of Garma, 30 km (20 miles) northwest of Baghdad, police said.
(Compiled by Aseel Kami)
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