2 Iraqi soldiers killed in Mosul armed attack

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Two Iraqi soldiers have been killed in an armed attack east of Mosul, the center of northern Iraq’s Ninewa Province, on Wednesday, a Ninewa security source reported. “A group of unknown gunmen have opened fire on an Iraqi Army checkpoint in east Mosul’s al-Quds district, killing 2 of its soldiers,” the security source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He said the armed men escaped to an unknown destination, giving no further details. Mosul, the center of Ninewa Province, is 405 km to the north of Baghdad. SKH (TP)/SR 638