Gunman killed in clash with police in western Kirkuk.

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: A gunman has been killed, while trying to attack a check point belonging to the pro-government al-Sahwa (awakening) force south of Kirkuk , together with a group of his mates, the Director of Kirkuk’s Police on Saturday.   “A group of armed men attacked an al-Sahwa (awakening) force’s checkpoint in southwest Kirkuk ’s al-Riyadh township, in a clash that caused the killing one of the attackers,” Brigadier Sarhad Qadir told IraqiNews.com news agency.   Qadir said that “a Riyadh Police force clashed with the attackers, killing one of them, whilst the others escaped, leaving behind the body of the dead man, who carried no identities.   The oil-rich city of Kirkuk , is 250 kms to the northeast of Baghdad .   SKH (ST)   523