Four Iraqi civilians were killed Saturday near Mosul, northern Iraq, after militants opened fire at a civilian car, while another group of militants assassinated one of the leaders of the Al-Buhamad tribe in the same city. An Iraqi police source told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the civilian car had been on its way to Mosul and that the driver and three passengers were killed, and a fourth was severely wounded. The same source said unknown militants had opened fire on tribal leader Idris Shahata Nasser in the Al-Amn district, Mosul, killing him instantly. |