Lawmaker Shot, Killed In Mosul Ambush
May 25 2010
An Iraqi legislator from the Iraqiya bloc was shot and killed Monday by gunmen in western Mosul, the BBC reports.
Bashar al-Ageidi was outside when his house when two gunmen got out of their car and shot him in the chest, said police. Ageidi later died of his wounds.
In the confusion, one of the attackers was unable to get back in the vehicle and was captured, police said.
Former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's Iraqiya bloc narrowly beat incumbent Nouri Maliki's State of Law...
Please log in to continue reading.
Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.
Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…
- More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
- Nearly every country's armed forces
- Militant organizations
Try Military Periscope free for seven days
Your online source for military news, weapons, and nation's armed forces worldwide
Military Periscope FEDLINK information
Service ID: UC
Contract Number: LCFDL24D0002
Military Periscope is a product of GovExec.
600 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 510,
Washington DC, 20037, USA.
customerservice@militaryperiscope.com
©Military Periscope 2025
All rights reserved. Redistribution of the content is prohibited without prior consent of Military Periscope.