Militants in Iraq ambush truck convoy, kill 14
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Militants ambushed a truck convoy with Iraqi Shiites in a remote area in the country's north and killed 14 drivers, police said Thursday, the latest in a series of brazen attacks aiming to further destabilize the nation.
The attackers first fired mortar rounds at a nearby military base and bombed a communication tower to draw security forces' attention away before intercepting the convoy late Wednesday night near Sarha village, said Col. Hussein Ali Rasheed. The village is located just outside the northern city of Tuz Khormato, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of Baghdad. (AP)
