2 Iraqi soldiers killed in Mosul shooting

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Two Iraqi servicemen have been gunned down at a security checkpoint in Mosul City, a local security source said on Monday. “Today, unknown gunmen driving a motorbike opened fire on an Iraqi army checkpoint in Sumar neighborhood, southeastern Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The bodies have been taken to the morgue in Mosul, the source noted, adding that the attackers have managed to escape. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 2