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Gunmen shoot dead prominent Iraqi analyst and advisor – officials
Gunmen in Baghdad killed a well-known former government advisor and political analyst near his home on Monday, government officials, police sources and medics said.
The government officials described the killing of Hisham al-Hashemi, who had written about politics, Islamic State, and the role of Iran-backed militias in Iraq as a targeted killing but did not point the finger at any particular group.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Hashemi’s killing.
Police sources said two gunmen on a motorbike shot him outside his house in the Zayouna district in eastern Baghdad.
Hashemi, who was well-connected with politicians, activists, and paramilitary officials, worked as an advisor to former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and informally with the government of current Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, a government official said.
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