Sahwa fighter found dead in Babel

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi army forces on Tuesday found a body of a Sahwa council member in northern Babel province, according to a local police source. “Today, army personnel found a corpse belonging to a Sahwa fighter in a village in al-Iskandriya district (50 km north of Hilla),” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The body bore signs of torture and gunshot wounds,” the source added. The Sahwa councils are anti-Qaeda fighters working in coordination with the Multi-National Force (MNF) and the Iraqi government. Headed by local chieftains, the councils have been credited with helping reduce violence in many Iraqi provinces, like Anbar, Diala, Ninewa, and Salah al-Din. Hilla, the capital city of Babel province, lies 100 km south of Baghdad. SS (P) 1