Peshmerga element killed in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: A Peshmerga element was killed on Tuesday by gunmen in eastern Mosul, according to a security source. “Unknown gunmen opened fire on a Peshmerga element from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in al-Shuhadaa neighborhood, eastern Mosul, killing him instantly,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The gunmen fled to an unknown place,” he added. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (TP) 642