Sniper attack near Baghdad kills one army officer

(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – A source in the Iraqi Interior Ministry informed on Tuesday that an Iraqi Army officer was killed and two other soldiers were injured in a sniper attack targeted at a security checkpoint, south of Baghdad.

Sharing details the source said, “A sniper attack at noon today, on an Iraqi army security checkpoint at Latifiyah to the south of Baghdad, killed an army lieutenant and injured two other soldiers.”

“Security forces rushed to the area and transferred the injured to a nearby hospital and the body of the dead officer was sent to the forensic team,” further added the source seeking anonymity.