BBC NEWS Attack on Iraqi troops kills 12
Gunmen have killed at least 12 Iraqi soldiers in an attack on a checkpoint in the north, army officials say. The gunmen used rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns in the attack, on a highway south of Kirkuk. The city is home to Kurds, Arabs and Turkmen who claim the right to run the city and the oil-rich area around it. There has been a recent upsurge in violence across Iraq - including Kirkuk. Last month 16 people died in a series of bomb attacks in the city. The latest attack occurred at Rashaad, 38.6km (24 miles) south of Kirkuk, an Iraqi military official told Reuters news agency. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/5181006.stm Published: 2006/07/14 15:02:16 GMT © BBC MMVI ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/uTGrlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
