Officials: 8 Iraqi soldiers killed in ambush
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Gunmen ambushed and killed eight Iraqi soldiers as they were heading back to base after a midnight shift in the country's west, security officials said Tuesday.
An army lieutenant was among those killed and another soldier was wounded in the late Monday night ambush, a military official and a policeman said.The attack was a sobering reminder of how vulnerable Iraqi security forces remain as the US military starts to leave. (AP)
