5 IA Soldiers killed, wounded in Tikrit

Salah-il-Din, Tikrit (IraqiNews.com) Five Iraqi army soldiers were killed or wounded due to an explosion of an Improvised Explosive Device to the south of Tikrit city.Security source reported to Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com) ”The IED, which was emplaced on a roadside, exploded targeting Army patrol in Dejel district of southern Tikrit city,” noting that ”The explosion of the IED resulted in killing two soldiers and wounding three others.””The security forces transported the dead bodies to the morgue and the wounded soldiers to the hospital for treatment,” the source concluded. END