Insurgents early Tuesday morning entered the army encampment in Nineveh province and killing all 15 soldiers. (File photo: Reuters)
Militants Kill 16 Iraqi Soldiers In Overnight Ambush -- Reuters
Feb 11 (Reuters) - Militants in pick-up trucks ambushed Iraqi army outposts protecting a major oil export pipeline in the north of the country overnight, killing at least 16 soldiers by shooting them and slitting their throats, security and medical sources said.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but Sunni Islamist and other insurgents have been regaining momentum in a campaign to destabilise Iraq's Shi'ite-led government.
The attack took place near the Ain al-Jahash area, 30 km (20 miles) south of the city of Mosul in Nineveh province, through which a long section of pipeline stretches from Iraq's Kirkuk oilfield to neighbouring Turkey.
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More News On Today's Ambush In Northern Iraq
Iraq violence: Militants kill 15 soldiers near Mosul -- BBC
Islamic Extremists Slaughter 15 Soldiers in Northern Iraqi City -- New York Times
Officials: Gunmen kill 15 troops in northern Iraq -- Bloomberg Businessweek/AP
Insurgents attack army base in Nineveh province, kill 15 Iraqi troops -- UPI
Police: Militants behead, shoot Iraqi soldiers, killing 14 -- CNN
Iraqi soldiers killed in pre-dawn attack -- Al Arabiya
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