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Iraqi air force colonel gunned down in Kirkuk
Kirkuk (iraqiNews.com) A retired flying officer, with a rank of colonel, has been killed by gunmen in south of Kirkuk, a security source from the province said on Thursday.Speaking to Baghdad Today, the source said, “unknown gunmen opened fire in the evening against retired colonel Yassin abu Nour in the celebrations area, south of Kirkuk, which caused his immediate death.” “Security troops cordoned off the accident spot and conducted investigations, while ambulance took the victim to forensic medicine department,” the source added. Iraqi troops, backed by Popular Mobilization Forces, took over Kirkuk province from Kurdish Peshmerga fighters on Tuesday, fulfilling instructions made earlier by Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi to retake areas where sovereignty is disputed with Kurdistan Region’s Government. Posted by: badanov 2017-10-20 |
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