IA Colonel assassinated in Mosul

Nineveh, Mosul (IraqiNews.com) An Iraqi Army officer was killed during an armed attack in Mosul.Security source reported to IraqiNews.com on Thursday ”Unidentified gunmen opened fire targeting Mozahim Mohamed Shett, who is an officer with a Colonel rank within the Iraqi Army, killing him in Bab al-Tub area of central Mosul city,” noting that “The Colonel was heading to visit his relatives at the attack time.”The source added “The gunmen managed to flee after the attack while the security force transported the dead body of the Colonel to the morgue.””The security forces attended the incident scene and started an investigation to figure out the circumstances of the crime and the sides behind it,” the source concluded. \End\