Two killed in armed attack in Basra; retired officer slain in Maysan

BASRA, Iraq — Two people were killed in an armed attack at the Kout Al-Hajjaj intersection in central Basra, local security sources said. Gunfire was opened from a vehicle carrying two armed individuals, according to the sources. Security forces have launched an investigation into the incident. In a separate incident, a retired police officer was killed in an armed attack in the Ayse area of Memuna district in Maysan province. Initial findings indicated the attack was carried out by the victim's paternal cousins, the sources said. The body was transferred to the forensic medicine department, and an investigation has been opened to determine the circumstances of the killing. No further details were immediately available.