Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammad-Ali Hosseini, on Tuesday deplored civilian losses in Iraq, condemning US forces for indiscriminate bombardment of residential areas in Sadr City and Basra.

(Reuters) – Following are security developments in Iraq at 10:05 a.m. on Tuesday. * denotes new or updated items. * BAGHDAD – 10 people died and 61 were wounded in fighting in Sadr City, eastern Baghdad, on Tuesday, an Iraqi health official said.

The U.S. military said that four of its soldiers were killed on Monday in separate incidents in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.Following are the latest figures for soldiers and civilians killed since the U.S.-led invasion in March, 2003: