Sistani Aide murdered in Basra-Inna Lillah

Leader of Basra mosque gunned down during the night, police sources told a local news agency Saturday. According to the independent Voices of Iraq news agency, the armed attackers shot down Moslem al-Battat, the imam and preacher of al- Orwa mosque, in al-Farsi area in central Basra only minutes after he finished his night prayers.