Baghdad: Iraqi intelligence officials say gunmen have ambushed a group of travelers at a fake checkpoint in the western Anbar province, killing at least 14 people execution-style.
The four officials say the travelers included several soldiers as well as residents of the overwhelmingly Shiite-dominated province of Karbala.
The officials say the travelers were stopped and killed on Wednesday near the remote town of Nukhaib, the site of a desert crossroads west of Karbala in the Sunni-dominated Anbar. The area around the town was the site of a deadly September 2011 attack on a bus carrying Shiite pilgrims.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to release the information.
Violence has spiked in Iraq in recent weeks, raising fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodshed.
The four officials say the travelers included several soldiers as well as residents of the overwhelmingly Shiite-dominated province of Karbala.
The officials say the travelers were stopped and killed on Wednesday near the remote town of Nukhaib, the site of a desert crossroads west of Karbala in the Sunni-dominated Anbar. The area around the town was the site of a deadly September 2011 attack on a bus carrying Shiite pilgrims.
Violence has spiked in Iraq in recent weeks, raising fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodshed.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Iraq Proposes Law To Reduce Legal Age Of Marriage For Girls To 9 Multiple US Soldiers Injured In Rocket Attack On Iraq Base US Carries Out Strike In Iraq Amid Middle East Tensions Nurse Raped, Killed On Way Home, Body Found 9 Days Later In UP "Don't Expect Anything From Me": Kolkata Hospital's New Principal Loses Cool This US City Has Been Declared America's Least Desirable, Survey Finds Ukraine, Russia Both Claim Advances In Kursk Region Gaza Ceasefire Talks Underway In Qatar As Deaths Top 40,000 Trump To Hold Press Conference, His Campaign Adds Senior Advisers Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.