Top Iraqi general killed in mortar attack

July 08, 2014 03:03

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 Abdullah Ali al-Sudani 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. Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki offered his condolences after hearing of the general's death.

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