Saturday, September 21, 2024

Baghdad

Sahwa leader killed in Salah al-Din

SALAH Al-DIN / IraqiNews.com: A leader in the pro-government Al-Sahwa (Awakening) forces was killed before his family after gunmen stormed his house, security sources said today.   The source told IraqiNews.com that four gunmen with a civilian car stormed the house, east of Dijail area, 120 km south Tikrit.   The deceased was 36 years of age, the source reported.   The culprits fled the crime scene.   Tikrit, the center of Salahal-Din province, lies 175 km northwest of the capital, Baghdad.  RM (TS)/SR 487