Top Iraqi general killed in mortar attack
The general commanding the Iraqi Army’s Sixth Division was killed in a mortar attack Monday morning west of Baghdad, according to officers in the division and a counterterrorism official. Brig. Gen. Najim al-Sultani was killed in or near the town of Garma, which is close to Falluja, a city that has been held by Sunni […]Alissa J. Rubin and Suadad al-Salhy write for the New York Times:
The general commanding the Iraqi Army’s Sixth Division was killed in a mortar attack Monday morning west of Baghdad, according to officers in the division and a counterterrorism official.
Brig. Gen. Najim al-Sultani was killed in or near the town of Garma, which is close to Falluja, a city that has been held by Sunni militants for most of this year. In recent weeks, Iraqi troops bolstered by militia groups have been trying to reclaim the city.
