Retired officer gunned down in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: A former army officer was killed by unknown gunmen in western Mosul city, according to a security source. “On Friday evening, unknown gunmen opened fire on a former Iraqi army brigadier near his house in Tammuz 17 neighborhood, western Mosul, killing him on the spot,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The body was taken to the morgue, the source explained, providing no further details. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 1