A senior figure in Shiite Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's al-Mahdi army was killed Thursday morning by unidentified gunmen north of the southern Iraqi city of Basra, an eyewitness said.
"Unidentified gunmen driving a modern car opened fire against a person near his home in al-Ablah area, al-Maaqel district, killing him on the spot," an eyewitness told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI).
"The slain was a leading figure in al-Mahdi army in Basra," an eyewitness said.
There was no immediate comment from official authorities on the incident. |