k9261

Six police in clashes with Soldiers of Heaven cult members in Basra

Incident	k9261
Type	gunfire
Deaths recorded	6
Targeted or hit	clashes between security forces and Soldiers of Heaven cult members
Place	Basra
Date and time	18 January 2008, PM
Sources	NINA 18 Jan AP 19 Jan

Individuals for whom personal or identifying details were reported

IBC page	Identifying details (number if more than one)	Age	Sex
k9261-zv1198	Qassem Radi or Qasim R. Owayid	Adult	Male

Individuals for whom only demographic or other non-personal information was reported

Number killed	Occupation	Age	Sex
5	Police academy teacher	Adult	Male

Of the 6 deaths recorded here, some personal information was reported for 1 of the dead.

Only demographic information, without any identifying details, was available for 5 other people recorded killed.