Gunmen attack checkpoint, kill 12 Iraqi soldiers

BAGHDAD, July 14 (Reuters) Gunmen attacked an Iraqi army checkpoint in northern Iraq today, killing 12 soldiers and wounding one, Iraqi army Major General Anwar Hamad Ameen said.

Ameen told Reuters the gunmen attacked the soldiers in Rashaad, 40 km south of Kirkuk, with rocket propelled grenades and machine guns at 3.30 p.m. (local time). The Defence Ministry confirmed the incident but said it had no details.

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