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Anti-IS ‘sheikh sniper’ killed in battle for Iraq’s Hawija
9 years agoIraqi forces and the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation units) look towards an explosion as they advance towards the Islamic State (IS) group's stronghold of Hawija on September 30, 2017. PHOTO: AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP
A veteran fighter known as "the sheikh of snipers" has been killed in Iraq's battle to retake the town of Hawija from the Islamic State group, his paramilitary force announced Saturday.