KIRKUK / Aswat al-Iraq: A civilian man was wounded in a hand-grenade attack by gunmen targeting a U.S. patrol southwest of Kirkuk on Friday, according to a source from the city's Joint Coordination Center (JCC).“Unidentified gunmen hurled a hand-grenade on a U.S. patrol in al-Askari neighborhood, al-Huweija district, (65 km) southwest of Kirkuk, wounding only a civilian man who happened to be near the blast scene,' the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“The wounded man was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment,' he said, not giving further details.