Baghdad: More 26 policemen
were killed and 10 others were wounded Sunday in clashes between gunmen and
police in northern Iraq. Sources
said that the clashes occurred when unidentified gunmen attacked police forces
tasked with protecting oil pipelines in the village of Ghazil, 40 km south of
Mosul, which is located about 400 km north of Baghdad.
The clashes lasted more than one and a half hours, the source added. No militant group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack. Iraq is witnessing its worst violence in recent years. According to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, a total of 8,868 Iraqis, including 7,818 civilians and non-combatant security personnel, were killed in 2013, the highest annual death toll in years.
(IANS)
The clashes lasted more than one and a half hours, the source added. No militant group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack. Iraq is witnessing its worst violence in recent years. According to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, a total of 8,868 Iraqis, including 7,818 civilians and non-combatant security personnel, were killed in 2013, the highest annual death toll in years.
(IANS)
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