Sahwa figure wounded, his spouse killed in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: The head of the Sahwa (Awakening) tribal councils in Basra was seriously wounded as was his son, while his wife was killed when unknown gunmen used a grenade to attack their house western Basra city. “The attack occurred late Friday evening, 8 km west of Basra,” a local security source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He explained that both injuries are serious. The oil-rich city of Basra lies 590 km south of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 7