North Iraq Sinjar’s Emergency Battalion Commander escapes assassination attempt

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: The Commander of the Emergency Battalion of northern Iraq ’s Sinjar Police, Lt. Brigadier, Dhiab Hamid, had escaped an assassination attempt north of Mosul on Monday, a Mosul security source said.   “Lt. Brigadier, Dhiab Hamid, the Commander of Sinjar Police’s 2nd Emergency Battalion, was attacked by a group of unknown gunmen on the main road, connecting Sinjar with Mosul , but he was not hurt,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency.   The Security source said that Lt. Brigadier Hamid had been on his way for his work site when the attack took place, giving no further details.   Mosul , the center of Ninewa Province , is 405 km to the north of Baghdad .   SKH (ST) 636