Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Attack on Mosul Oil Installation

An unknown number of militants mounted the attack in Ayn al-Jahish, a village in a remote part of Nineveh province outside the city of Mosul.

A medical official told the Associated Press that eight of the soldiers were beheaded, while the others were shot.

The attack comes amid a surge in sectarian violence in Iraq.

Iraqi government data says more than 1,000 people were killed in January, the highest monthly toll for almost six years.