Hisham al-Hashimi: Leading Iraqi expert on armed groups killed in Baghdad
These are external links and will open in a new window/ The US and UN urged Iraq's government to bring the killers of Hisham al-Hashimi to justice A leading Iraqi expert on jihadist and other armed groups has been shot dead in the capital, Baghdad. Hisham al-Hashimi, 47, was killed near his home in the Ziyouna district on Monday night by two gunmen who were riding a motorbike, police said. No group has said it was behind the killing, but he had reportedly received threats from Iran-backed militias. Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, whose ...
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