BAGHDAD: At least one pro-Iraqi government Sunni fighter was killed in an explosive device attack at a checkpoint in Khan Beni Saad, some 50 kilometers ( 30 miles ) north of Baghdad, officials and security sources said early on Sunday.
Two combatants with the Iraqi pro-government Sunni tribal power Sahwa were killed and at least six people, including five Kurdish soldiers, were injured in the assault, according to two protection sources and a medical cause.
The Iraqi Security Media Cell, an established system responsible for disseminating safety data, said one person was killed after two incendiary devices were detonated near the station on Saturday night. It even said in a speech four people had sustained minor injuries.
