Police said gunmen opened fire and the ensuing gunfight lasted half an hour.
When Iraqi reinforcements arrived at the scene, a bomb hidden in a parked pickup truck blew up, wounding some soldiers.
Khales, 60 kilometers from Baghdad, is a center of insurgent activity. Last month, a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Khales army camp, killing 23.
(AFP)
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Iraqi Soldiers Killed In Checkpoint Attack
11 July 2005 (RFE/RL) -- At least seven Iraqi soldiers were reported killed today in a dawn attack on a road checkpoint at the town of Khales, northeast of the capital Baghdad.
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