FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, May 15

MOSUL - The Iraqi army said it arrested the manager of the Nineveh governor's office in a raid in southern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) - (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday:

BAGHDAD - The final death toll from a suicide attack on a funeral west of Baghdad on Wednesday was 25, police said. They said 48 people were wounded.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb targeted the convoy of Baghdad's Governor Hussein al-Tahan, killing one of his guards and wounding six people near al-Nasser Square in central Baghdad, police said. Al-Tahan was not in the convoy.

BAGHDAD - The bodies of five people were found in Baghdad on Wednesday, police said.

BAGHDAD - The U.S. military said it killed four militants in clashes on Wednesday afternoon in the Kadhimiya district of northwestern Baghdad.

MOSUL - The Iraqi army said it arrested the manager of the Nineveh governor's office in a raid in southern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad.

MOSUL - The Iraqi army said it arrested the head of the facilities protection force in Mosul on Wednesday.

(Compiled by Aseel Kami, Editing by Dean Yates)

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