Pro-Govt. Sahwa (Awakening) element killed in Kirkuk

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com – A member of the pro-government al-Sahwa (Awakening) Forces has been killed in an armed attack in northern Iraq ’s Province of Kirkuk on Saturday, a Kirkuk official said.   “A group of armed men opened fire on Saturday morning on an army company’s position close to al-Alwiya Village , 45 kms to the southwest of Kirkuk , killing a Sahwa (Awakening) force member,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency.   The oil-rich city of Kirkuk is 280 kms to the northeast of Baghdad .   PT / SKH