Gunmen kill 12 Iraqi soldiers at checkpoint
Gunmen attacked an Iraqi army checkpoint in northern Iraq on Friday, killing 12 soldiers and wounding one, Iraqi army Major General Anwar Hamad Ameen said.
BAGHDAD: Gunmen attacked an Iraqi army checkpoint in northern Iraq on Friday, killing 12 soldiers and wounding one, Iraqi army Major General Anwar Hamad Ameen said.
Ameen said the gunmen attacked the soldiers in Rashaad, 40 km south of Kirkuk, with rocket propelled grenades and machine guns at 3.30 pm.
The Defence Ministry confirmed the incident but said it had no details.