In Iraq, four people were killed and 23 others wounded in four blasts in different places today. According to a statement of Baghdad Operations Command , 11 Iraqi servicemen and five civilians were injured when a booby-trapped vehicle went off targeting a security convoy in the al-Bayaa neighbourhood.Two roadside bombs went off in the al-Mahmoudiya and al-Nahdha areas, killing a civilian and wounding five others including a security serviceman the statement added. In Kirkuk, two policemen were killed and two civilians wounded when a roadside bomb went off at al-Zab police station in the southwest of city. In separate incidents , two roadside bombs went off in the al-Adhamiya and al-Taji neighborhoods, leaving no casualties. Meanwhile, a TV reporter was killed when he came under gunmen’s fire in eastern Mosul city.The Incidents of violence continue in Iraq intermittently. For the first time after the end of US combat operation two US soldiers were killed and 9 others injured when an Iraqi soldier opened fire on them in a camp. As per the security agreement between Iraqi government and United States, 50,000 soldiers remain in the war-troubled oil-rich country for consultancy and training purposes. The acts of violence are taking place as the government formation crisis is still going on amidst differences flaring up among the three top political blocs over the prime minister post. Latest report suggests that now US and Iran both back the candidature of incumbent prime minister Noorie al maliki as country’s prime minister. US officials want early formation of new Iraqi government and they have regularly been warning about the dangers of an upsurge in violence if negotiations on forming a new government drag on.