BAGHDAD, Jan 8, SPA -- Two roadside bombs exploding inquick succession killed five Iraqi soldiers overnight andwounded eight more while they were on patrol in a village inIraq's volatile Diyala province, Reuters quoted police sources as saying. The attack occured in a village near Jalawla, 115 km (70miles) north of Baghdad, at around midnight. One of the dead wasan officer. Al Qaeda and other militants regrouped in Diyala, now one ofIraq's most violent provinces, after being routed from otherparts of the country. A series of offensives last year weakened their grip on theprovince, but they are still capable of mounting lethal attacks. Violence has fallen across Iraq to lows not seen since 2003. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/623954