![(FILES) 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-Hisham 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.
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Iraqi extremism expert Husham Al Hashimi was shot dead outside his home in Baghdad earlier this month. AFP
Iraqi extremism expert Husham Al Hashimi was shot dead outside his home in Baghdad earlier this month. AFP
Husham Al Hashimi's killing will haunt Iraq
The researcher's assassination on Monday silences yet another voice against the militias that hold Baghdad hostage