Violence ebbs in Iraq as separate attacks target civilians and soldiers

Iraqi officials say a roadside bomb has killed two soldiers in the country's north.              

First Lieutenant Khalaf Zidane, confirmed the death of two off-duty soldiers near the city of Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad.                   

Officials say the two soldiers were heading home when the bomb struck their civilian car. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to the media.                   

Separate attacks across Iraq lead to the death of one woman and the injury of five other people.              

In Kirkuk, Protection of Government Installations Director, Colonel Sherzad Movri, confirmed the death of one woman who works to protect government facilities, and the abduction of her husband when they were attacked by gunmen wearing military uniforms in their home in the district At-tawz south of the city.               

In northern Baghdad, a police lieutenant colonel pointed out that five people were injured in a car bomb parked at a restaurant on the main road north of the city".                      

Violence has ebbed in Iraq, but government employees and security forces are frequently targeted by insurgents.


REUTERS/LBCI