IRAQ: Roadside bomb kills local leader in southwestern Baghdad

Record ID: 353236

  • Title: IRAQ: Roadside bomb kills local leader in southwestern Baghdad
  • Date: 5th July 2008
  • Summary: (BN10) Al-RAY NEIGHBOURHOOD, SOUTHWESTERN BAGHDAD, IRAQ (JULY 05, 2008) (REUTERS) DAMAGED CAR OF THE LEADER OF THE AWAKENING COUNCIL RIDDLED WITH BULLET HOLES MORE OF CAR RIDDLED WITH BULLET HOLES BLOOD AND SLIPPERS INSIDE CAR MEN EXAMINING DAMAGED CAR (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) AHMED SHAHAB, EYEWITNESS, SAYING: "A roadside bomb exploded in Al-Ray and Al-Dowanim neighbourhoo
  • Embargoed: 20th July 2008 13:00
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  • Location: Iraq
  • Country: Iraq
  • Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement
  • Reuters ID: LVA688IW287OMCFL3DOMDN9BMG13
  • Story Text: A roadside bomb has killed a leader of the neighbourhood patrols, known as the Awakening Council - an alliance of Sunni Arab tribes fighting al Qaeda militants.
    Iraqi police say Karim Hamadi, leader of the Awakening Council of Baghdad's southwestern district of Al-Ray and Al-Dowanim was killed by a roadside bomb, which hit his vehicle while driving in the area on Friday (July 4).
    Two of his guards were seriously wounded in the attack.
    The body of Hamadi was buried on Saturday (July 5) following a funeral procession held in the area and attended by his relatives and friends.
    The neighbourhood patrols are credited with helping ease violence in Iraq but they have increasingly come under attack.
    Also on Saturday, a roadside bomb exploded as a U.S. military convoy was driving near al-Shaab Stadium in central Baghdad, police said.
    The U.S. military could not be immediately reached for a comment on the attack or a report on casualties.
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