A resident walks past a burnt vehicle after a bomb attack in Baghdad, August 11, 2009. (Photo: Reuters)
"Unknown gunmen broke into the house of Atia Khalil, a member of the Sahwa (Awakening) forces in Al-Sadat area, and opened fire on him," killing him, said the official in the Diyala Operations Command.
"The gunmen, who were carrying silenced weapons, also killed his wife, and his son," the official said.
The Sahwa are made up of Sunni tribesmen who joined forces with the US military against Al-Qaeda from late 2006, helping turn the tide of the insurgency.
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