Security sources reported the initiation of an urgent investigation after an officer with the rank of Colonel in the Ministry of Defense shot himself inside his residence in the Mansour district of western Baghdad.
The sources confirmed that security forces and forensic teams cordoned off the scene immediately upon receiving the report. They commenced field inspections and evidence gathering to determine the circumstances of the incident and the underlying motives.
The body was transferred to the Forensic Medicine Department to complete the necessary legal procedures. Competent authorities are continuing their investigations to uncover further details surrounding the incident, which will be announced upon the conclusion of the inquiry.
