Gunmen lynch 5 soldiers in Anbar

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: Unidentified gunmen killed five soldiers in cold blood and wounded another in an attack on their patrol in western al-Anbar on Friday, an Iraqi police source said. “Gunmen in two vehicles ambushed an Iraqi army patrol in the area of al-Tis’een, al-Qa’em district, western Anbar, and executed five soldiers and injured a sixth after setting two Hummer vehicles ablaze,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Security forces cordoned off the area in a bid to close in on the gunmen, who are expected to be arrested within the next few hours,” he said. The source did not give further details. The predominantly Sunni province of al-Anbar lies 110 km west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AmR (P) 2