Sheikh killed, ex-official wounded in Diwaniya

DIWANIYAH / IraqiNews.com: A tribal sheikh has been killed and ex-provincial council member wounded in two separate attacks, Diwaniyah security sources said today. The source told IraqiNews.com that unknown gunmen killed the sheikh in an attack against his residence late last night. The culprits fled the crime scene. On the other hand, the source added that the gunmen attacked, using weapons with silencers attached, and hit the ex-provincial council member, seriously wounding him and his companion. The source noted that this is the first time that the attackers used weapons equipped with silencers. Diwaniya, the center of the province, lies 180 km south of the capital, Baghdad RM (TS)/SR 475