Unidentified militants kill civilian in Sadr City in eastern Baghdad

(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – A source within the police force in Baghdad province said on Sunday, that a civilian was killed in a militant attack that took place in eastern Baghdad.

The source, who requested anonymity, said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “This afternoon, unidentified militants opened fire from their weapons against a civilian in the area of Hay Tarek in Sadr City in eastern Baghdad, resulting in his immediate death,” adding that, “A security force arrived in the area and transferred the dead body to the forensic medicine authority, while opened an investigation into the incident.”