
Four Iraqi soldiers killed in machine gun attack
Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) Nov 19, 2022 - A machine gun attack on a remote northern Iraqi military post killed four soldiers on Saturday, a military source said, the latest unrest in the troubled region.
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