Two Turks shot dead in Iraq

The two Turks died after attackers opened fire on their car as they were going to the city center from the construction site. One of the killed was Suayip Kaptanli who was working as a translator on a project for the modernization of Mousul Airport by Yuksel Construction Company. The other Turk was his driver.

No reports have been made on the cause of the attack.

Meanwhile, U.S. General Mark Kimmit said in a statement on Sunday’s attack on a Turkish convoy that four Turkish drivers were injured.

The drivers of the trucks owned by a Turkish contractor company were traveling from Syria to Baghdad, said Kimmit, adding seven vehicles of the convoy were damaged and another eight were stolen.

According to Kimmit, the trucks which were carrying prefabricated houses, were attacked near the province of Rutba, 360 kilometers from Baghdad.