Iraqi officer killed, 3 soldiers injured in Diala:

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi Army officer has been killed and three soldiers were injured in an Improvised ExpLosive Device (IED) blast in Baaquba, the center of northeast Iraq’s Diala Province, on Sunday, according to a Diala Security source. “An IED blew off on Sunday night against an Iraqi Army vehicle on the main highway connecting Baaquba with Khalis township, 15 kms to the north of the city, killing an Army officer, with a major rank, and wounding three soldiers,” the security source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He said the Iraqi forces have carried out an inspection operation in the area surrounding the venue of the blast, that had witnessed several suicide explosions over the past few months. Baaquba, the center of Diala Province, is 57 kms to the northeast of Baghdad. HMA (A) / SKH 48