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Roadside Bombs, Shootings Kill 7 in Baghdad

   VOA News 15 August 2010

   Iraqi officials say a series of roadside bombs and shootings killed at
   least seven people Sunday and wounded several.
   Police  say three people, including a police officer, were killed when
   a  bomb  struck  a  minibus heading into the central part of the Iraqi
   capital.
   In a separate incident, officials said one person was killed and seven
   others wounded by three bombs in northern Baghdad.
   Elsewhere,  Iraqi  police say three Sunni worshippers were killed in a
   drive-by  shooting as they were leaving a mosque after morning prayers
   in Babil province, south of Baghdad.
   The  shooting  occurred during the first week of the holy Muslim month
   of Ramadan.
   Security  forces  have  been  frequent targets of insurgents in recent
   months as the United States reduces its troop strength in Iraq.
   White  House  officials said last week the U.S. is on track to end its
   combat mission in Iraq at the end of the month. Â
   Fifty-thousand  U.S.  troops  will  remain  in  Iraq  to  serve  as  a
   transitional  force.   U.S.  President Barack Obama has set a goal of
   removing all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2011.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP.

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