Gunmen lynch 5 soldiers in Anbar
ANBAR / Aswat al-Iraq: 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 Aswat al-Iraq 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.
Posted by: Steve White 2010-06-19 |