SALAHAL-DIN / Aswat al-Iraq: Three brothers have been killed by unknown soldiers in north-central Iraq’s Province of Salahal-Din on Tuesday, according to a province’s police source.

“Four armed men, using a civilian car, have attacked three brothers, working in a wheat field at Albu-Suleiby village of Al-Dhiloiya township, 92 km to the south of Tikrit, the center of Salahal-Din Province, killing the on the spot,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

He said the three brothers have been members of the pro-government al-Sahwa (Awakening) Forces and had fought al-Qaeda organization over the past few years.

Tikrit, the center of Salahal-Din Province, is 175 km to the north of Baghdad.

SKH (PT)