Lightning strike kills Peshmerga fighter outside Erbil on Makhmour front

During Saturday evening’s thunderstorm in the Kurdistan Region, a lightning strike in the outskirt of Erbil killed a Kurdish Peshmerga fighter, according to a commander.

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – During Saturday evening’s thunderstorm in the Kurdistan Region, a lightning strike in the outskirt of Erbil killed a Kurdish Peshmerga fighter, according to a commander.

The Peshmerga fighter was identified as Hassan Hussein Mzouri, stationed at Makhmour’s Zurgazrawi Heights front line, southwest of Erbil, the commander told Kurdistan 24 on Saturday.

He was from the city of Soran, married and a father of three. 

Editing by Nadia Riva