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| Iraq |
| 2 soldiers killed, wounded by sniper in Baaquba |
| 2011-04-16 |
| DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: One soldier was killed and another one was wounded by a sniper fire on Friday in the city of Baaquba, a security source said. “A sniper opened fire on a military control tower on the road between Diala and Kirkuk in al-Aadim district in Khales, northern Baaquba, killing a soldier from the 5th division of the Iraqi army and injuring another one,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “”Security forces started a crackdown campaign to arrest the sniper,” he added. Baaquba, the capital of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. |
| Posted by:Steve White |