![This AFPTV screen grab from a video made on February 11, 2019 shows Jihadism expert Iraqi Hisham al-Hashemi speaking during an interview in Baghdad. - Al-Hashemi was shot outside his home in Baghdad on July 6, 2020 and died shortly thereafter at a local hospital. He was an authoritative voice on Sunni jihadist factions including the Islamic State group, but was also frequently consulted by media and foreign governments on domestic Iraqi politics and Shiite armed groups. (Photo by - / AFPTV / AFP)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VSZEORXGA242WMEBYC3X5TKS6M.jpg?smart=true&auth=2e6c61daccd3f79f31b506be8add1a048051a111963dc062eaa623c69045651e&width=400&height=225)
Hisham Al Hashimi, an expert on Iraqi armed groups and supporter of the protest movement, was assassinated in Baghdad in July 2020.(AFP)
Hisham Al Hashimi, an expert on Iraqi armed groups and supporter of the protest movement, was assassinated in Baghdad in July 2020.(AFP)
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