3 soldiers killed in roadside bombing in eastern Iraq ANI | Updated: Jun 16, 2021 03:49 IST
Baghdad [Iraq], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Three Iraqi soldiers were killed Tuesday in a roadside bomb explosion in the eastern province of Diyala, a local source said.
The incident took place in the evening when a roadside bomb detonated near an army vehicle in a village outside the town of Bani Saad, some 25 km south of the provincial capital Baquba, the town mayor Najm al-Saadi told Xinhua.
The explosion destroyed the military vehicle and killed three soldiers onboard, al-Saadi said, adding the security forces rushed to the scene and launched an investigation into the incident.
Iraqis head to Jordan border in solidarity with Palestine
Supporters of the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitary forces wave a large Palestinian flag during a demonstration in the capital Baghdad on 20 May 2021, in support of the Palestinians. [AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images] May 21, 2021 at 9:41 am
Hundreds of Iraqi protesters aboard 21 buses yesterday headed to the Iraqi-Jordanian border to protest against Israel s violence against Palestinians at the Hashemite Kingdom s border with the occupied West Bank,
Anadolu news agency reported.
Najm Al-Saadi, one of the participants, said: More than 21 large buses carrying hundreds of Iraqis from various governorates across the country, including the capital Baghdad, headed towards the Jordanian border, with the aim of reaching the occupied Palestinian territories.