Hence the reason you don’t see more Muslim leaders denouncing violence.

IRAQ, MOSUL — Unknown gunmen killed a cleric, who had taken a stand against extremism and terrorism, at his home in southern Mosul, the Iraqi police in Ninawa province said Wednesday (March 19th).

“Unknown gunmen attacked prominent cleric Sheikh Abdullah al-Hassan, imam and preacher at al-Sheikh Abdullah Mosque, while he was at home” in al-Imam neighbourhood, Ninawa police spokesman Col. Khalid al-Hamdani told Al-Shorfa.

“They opened fire on him, killing him immediately,” he said.

The gunmen fled the scene after carrying out the attack, he added.

HT: ROP