Bomb blast kills, wounds 6 Peshmerga fighters northeast of Baqubah

(IraqiNews.com) Diyali – A local source in Diyali province said on Monday, that six elements of the paramilitary Peshmerga force had been either killed or wounded in a bomb blast northeast of Baqubah.

The source reported for IraqiNews.com, “Today, an explosive device targeted a patrol belonging to the Peshmerga forces while carrying out an inspection operation in the area of Tulkana south of Khanaqin DIstrict northeast of Baqubah,” adding that, “The explosion resulted in killing three Peshmerga elements and wounding three others.”