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| Sahwa force member killed in Kirkuk |
| 2011-08-08 |
| KIRKUK / Aswat al-Iraq: A member of the pro-government al-Sahwa (Awakening) Force has been killed in an explosive charge blast south of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, according to the Director of Kirkuk Police, Sarhad Qader on Sunday. “An explosive charge blew up on Sunday morning close to an al-Sahwa checkpoint in Taza village, 15 km to the south of Kirkuk, killing one of its elements,” Lt-Brigadier, Sarhad Qader told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. In another incident, a member of Kirkuk Province’s Council, Turkan Shakour Qassab from the Turkoman list, told Aswat al-Iraq that Kirkuk’s police have managed to dismantle a bomb, stuck under her car at the city center, causing no damage, as the car was outside her home. Kirkuk is |
| Posted by:Steve White |