(KUNA) -- Two Iraqi soldiers were killed, 25 wounded, on Thursday when a suicide attacker blew up his car outside an Iraqi Army headquarters in northeastern Baghdad. An Iraqi security source said the blast took place around 7:45 a.m. Baghdad time, noting that among the wounded were 16 civilians.Meanwhile, 40 unidentified dead bodies were found during the past 24 hours in a number of suburbs east, west, and south of Baghdad. An Iraqi security source, who requested anonymity, said the bodies were for unidentified men, while most of the bodies were handcuffed, had marks of torture and stabbing, and were shot.
Meanwhile, the US Army announced that three US soldiers were killed in separate incidents in Baghdad and Anbar during the past week. A US Army press release said a Marines soldier was killed due to enemy fire while on duty in Anbar province. A second press release said a Multi-National Force soldier was also killed in similar conditions in Anbar province. A third press release said an MNF soldier died affected by serious wounds he suffered when his patrol came under attack with machineguns in southern Baghdad.