Iraqi soldier killed in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi army soldier was killed on Monday in an armed attack on an army checkpoint in western Mosul, a police source said. “Unknown gunmen attacked an army checkpoint in 17 Tamouz neighborhood in western Mosul, killing a solider,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He gave no more details. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, is 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 2