FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, April 5

April 5 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 2045 GMT on Sunday.

* denotes a new or updated item.

* DIYALA PROVINCE - A U.S. soldier died as a result of a combat operation in Iraq's volatile northern Diyala province, the U.S. military said in a statement, without elaborating.

ABU GHRAIB - Two houses were blown up in the Abu Ghraib district of west Baghdad, one of which belonged to a leader of the Sunni Arab neighbourhood patrolmen who were instrumental in reducing violence after they turned on al Qaeda. A man was killed and two women wounded, municipal officials said. It was not clear if the target was the "Sahwa" leader's house.

MOSUL - Gunmen wounded two Iraqi soldiers in two separate incidences when they hurled hand grenades at their patrols in eastern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

SAMARRA - Gunmen killed a policeman and wounded another four when they opened fire at a moving police car in central Samarra, 100 km (62 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

FALLUJA - Two bombs which exploded in succession killed a police officer and wounded another eight in central Falluja, 50 km (32 miles) west of Baghdad, police said.

MOSUL - Gunmen shot dead a civilian in a bus station in western Mosul, police said.

MOSUL - Gunmen shot and wounded a civilian in a drive-by shooting in western Mosul, police said.

MOSUL - Two mortar rounds wounded a policeman when they landed on a police station, in southeastern Mosul, police said.

MOSUL - Gunmen wounded two civilians and a policeman when they shot at a police checkpoint in central Mosul, police said.

MOSUL - A roadside bomb killed a child and wounded a civilian when it exploded in western Mosul, police said.

KIRKUK - Gunmen in a moving car shot and wounded a civilian in the south of Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, on Saturday, police said.