NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: Gunmen shot dead an Iraqi army officer after they raided the house of his sister in western Mosul city on Sunday, a security source in Ninewa said.“Lt. Colonel Khalaf al-Djemeili was killed when gunmen who stormed the house of his sister in al-Amil district, western Mosul, opened fire on him and escaped to an unknown place,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“The officer, a local resident of Mosul, works for the Diala Operations Command.
He was on a leave of absence from duty and visiting the house of his sister,” he added, not giving further details.