Iraqi soldier gunned down in northern Mosul

September 14, 2009 - 07:25:29

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: An Iraqi army soldier was killed by gunmen in northern Mosul on Monday, according to an army source.

“An Iraqi soldier was killed on Monday (Sept. 14) by unknown gunmen at a checkpoint in al-Sukar neighborhood in northern Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The armed men fled to unknown place,” he added.

Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, is located 405 km north of Baghdad.

 

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