Attack leaves soldier killed, 3 wounded in Falluja
ANBAR / Aswat al-Iraq: An Iraqi soldier was killed and three others wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen on a checkpoint in eastern al-Falluja city on Friday, a security source said.
Unidentified gunmen waged an armed attack on an Iraqi army checkpoint in the area of Dhiraa Dijla, al-Karma district, eastern Falluja, leaving one soldier killed and three others wounded, the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
Security agencies cordoned off the attack site and started a manhunt for the assailants who escaped to an unknown place, he added. The source did not give further details.
Falluja, the largest city in the predominantly Sunni province of al-Anbar, lies 110 km west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
Posted by: Steve White 2011-01-01 |