A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into an army checkpoint near the city of Fallujah on Thursday (February 9th), killing two soldiers, AFP reported.
"A suicide bomber blew up his car at an army checkpoint between Fallujah and Ameriyat al-Fallujah," an army major said, adding that two soldiers were also wounded in the attack.
Fallujah, which Iraqi forces retook from the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) last year, lies about 50 kilometres west of Baghdad, and Ameriyat al-Fallujah is a town further south.
A police officer confirmed the casualty toll of the latest attack near Fallujah, where extremists continue to routinely target the security forces.
