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| Today: 09 February 2010 Time: 06:58 PM |
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| Armed insurgents try to assassinate pro-government tribal chief in Iraq |
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| Military and Security 5/31/2007 10:29:00 AM |
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BAGHDAD, May 31 (KUNA) -- Gunmen burst into house of a tribal chief aligned
with the government at dawn on Thursday and opened up a hail of gunfire,
seriously wounding him along with his wife, police said.
The unknown gunmen stormed the residence of Sheikh Obeid Al-Masoudi, the
chief of Al-Masoudi clan, in the town of Al-Iskandaria south of Baghdad, and
targeted him and his wife with volleys of automatic gunfire. He and his wife
were critically wounded in the attack and the couple were whisked to hospital,
a police spokesman said.
Hospital sources said the condition of the clan chief was critical and that
he was suffering from serious cuts as a result of several hits with bullets.
Sheikh Al-Masoudi has recently established an alliance with several tribes
in Babel Governorate, south of Baghdad, reminiscent to the pro-government
tribal alliance in the province of Al-Anbar, west of the Iraqi capital. He,
along with other tribal chiefs, signed an accord prohibiting spilling of Iraqi
blood, rejecting any breach of person's honor and barring aid to insurgents.
They have also prohibited attacks on religious sites and supported the
government's national conciliation process.
Al-Anbar has witnessed a spate of attacks and counter attacks pitting armed
insurgents against tribal gunmen aligned with the government. (end)
mhg.rk
KUNA 311029 May 07NNNN
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