Turkmen politician assassinated in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Unidentified gunmen assassinated the official of the Turkmen Front Party, in front of his house in eastern Mosul city on Sunday, a police source in Ninewa said. “Gunmen opened fire at Yawiz Ahmed Hussein in front of his house today (Nov. 22), killing him instantly,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He did not give further details. Mosul, the capital city of the violence-marred province of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. AmR (P)/SR 2