NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: Leader of Sahwa forces in al-Qayara and Makhmour regions was killed on Friday in southeastern Mosul, a police source said.

 

 

"Unknown gunmen opened fire using light weapons on Sheikh Mahmoud al-Sabaawi, leader of Sawha forces, near Makhmour district, southeastern Mosul, killing him on the spot," the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

 

 

He gave no more details.

 

 

Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

 

 

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