Sunni tribal leader killed in Baghdad ambush
- 9 years ago
A prominent Sunni tribal leader and his son and seven bodyguards have been killed in the Iraqi capital in an attack that has raised fresh questions about the role of militias.
Officials said on Saturday that Sheikh Qassem Sweidan al-Janabi was killed in Sadr City, a Shia district in east Baghdad, after his convoy was ambushed by gunmen.
Janabi, a moderate Sunni, was found shot in the head with his hands tied behind his back. His son was killed by a bullet to the chest while most of his seven bodyguards were shot in the head.
Al Jazeera's Imran Khan reports from Baghdad.
Officials said on Saturday that Sheikh Qassem Sweidan al-Janabi was killed in Sadr City, a Shia district in east Baghdad, after his convoy was ambushed by gunmen.
Janabi, a moderate Sunni, was found shot in the head with his hands tied behind his back. His son was killed by a bullet to the chest while most of his seven bodyguards were shot in the head.
Al Jazeera's Imran Khan reports from Baghdad.