Corpse found near Makhmour

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: An unknown body on Saturday was found near Makhmour district, according to a military source. “Today, an army force found a body of a young man on the main road between Makhmour district and al-Qayara, near Alawa Mahmoud village (30 km west of Makhmour),” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The body bore signs of gunshot wounds and was taken to the morgue,” the source added. Makhmour is administratively affiliated with Ninewa province. It is one of the disputed areas between the federal government and the Regional Kurdistan Government Kurdistan RegionG). It lies 68 km southwest of Arbil city, which is located 362 km northeast of Baghdad. SS (P) 1