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4 Iraqi soldiers killed in IED blast in Diala

March 22, 2009 - 01:10:56


DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: Four Iraqi soldiers were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast that targeted their patrol northeast of Baaquba city on Sunday, a security source in Diala province said.

“An IED went off near an Iraqi army’s 5th Division patrol on the road leading from al-Djeiba district to Jalawlaa in Khanaqin district, (155 km) northeast of Baaquba, leaving four servicemen killed,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

Baaquba, the capital city of Diala province, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad.

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