Gunmen Kill Three Iraqis, Including Army Officer
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Gunmen killed an Iraqi army pilot officer, a paramilitary member, and a doctor in separate attacks across the country on Wednesday, according to security sources.
Saad Mohsen Marzouq, an officer in the Iraqi Air Force, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen while driving in Fallujah, a city located about 50 km west of the capital, Baghdad, a local police source told Xinhua.
In another incident, gunmen opened fire on a joint checkpoint manned by police and Hashd Shaabi (PMU) forces in Kirkuk, some 250 km north of Baghdad, killing one Hashd Shaabi member and wounding a policeman.
Meanwhile, in the eastern province of Diyala, unknown gunmen assassinated Ahmed Talal al-Madfaie, a well-known cardiologist.
“Sporadic attacks still haunt Iraq despite an improvement in the security situation after the defeat of the Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) militants across the country in 2017,” a security official said.
Authorities have not yet identified any suspects or motives for the attacks.
