Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Killed By Sniper Fire In Iraq

A commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps training Iraqi Shiite fighters to take on the Islamic State group was killed by a sniper over the weekend, Reuters reported Sunday. The commander was killed in the city of Samarra northwest of Baghdad, home to holy Shiite shrines, that in recent weeks has seen intense fighting between Shiite militias and the Sunni militant group formerly known as either ISIL or ISIS.