Tribal leader assassinated in western Iraq

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Tribal leader assassinated in western Iraq

2012-10-30

Sheikh Lateef al-Obeidi, a tribal chief and prominent al-Qaeda critic, was killed Tuesday (October 30th) in an armed attack in Haditha, Anbar province, Iraqi police said.

"Gunmen believed to be affiliated to al-Qaeda attacked the house of Sheikh al-Obeidi […] using machine guns, killing him and wounding his son," Anbar police spokesperson Col. Rahim Zaban told Al-Shorfa.

"Al-Obeidi was killed because of his repeated calls for his tribesmen to combat terrorism," Zaban said.