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Leading Iraqi expert on ISIS shot dead in Baghdad


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Leading Iraqi expert on ISIS shot dead in BaghdadA leading expert on the Islamic State group who had recently turned his attention to Iran-backed militias in Iraq was gunned down outside his home in Baghdad on Monday night, triggering outpouring of grief among Iraq-watchers and analysts. Husham Al-Hashimi, 47, was ambushed by four men on two motorcycles who shot him several times with silenced weapons, Saad Maan, a spokesman for Iraq’s Interior Ministry said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Al-Hashimi’s death.

A leading expert on the Islamic State group who had recently turned his attention to Iran-backed militias in Iraq was gunned down outside his home in Baghdad on Monday night, triggering outpouring of grief among Iraq-watchers and analysts. Husham Al-Hashimi, 47, was ambushed by four men on two motorcycles who shot him several times with silenced weapons, Saad Maan, a spokesman for Iraq’s Interior Ministry said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Al-Hashimi’s death.