Oil protection element killed in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Police patrols on Tuesday found a body of an element of the oil protection force in southeastern Mosul, a police source said. “Policemen found on Tuesday (Jan. 6) a body of an element of the oil protection force in al-Wehda neighborhood in southeastern Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “He was choked to death and his body bore no signs of gunshot wounds,” he added. He did not add more details. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P) 1