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List of assassinations during the Iraqi conflict

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Since the beginning of the Iraq War (and, by extension, the Iraqi conflict) in 2003, Iraqi insurgents have targeted public figures and important individuals whom they believe to be working for the Coalition or its allied Iraqi forces.

Foreigners

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Governing Council

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Journalists

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Lawyers

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Members of Parliament

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Military figures

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Police chiefs

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Professors

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Provincial governors

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Date Victim Role (Suspected) Attacker Location Source
10 April 2003 Iraq Abdul-Majid al-Khoei Shia cleric. Suspected Sadr followers Najaf
29 August 2003 Iraq Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim Shia cleric. Al-Qaeda Najaf
1 November 2004 Iraq Hatem Kamil Deputy Governor Baghdad Governorate Al-Qaeda Baghdad
20 August 2007 Iraq Mohammed Ali al-Hasani Governor Muthana province Unknown Samawa
March 2008 Iraq Paulos Faraj Rahho Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Al-Qaeda Mosul
10 January 2020 Iraq Ahmed Abdul-Samad Journalist Iranian backed militias Basra
6 July 2020 Iraq Hisham al-Hashimi Journalist Kata'ib Hezbollah Baghdad [2]
7 November 2022 United States Stephen Troell Teacher Kata'ib Hezbollah Baghdad [3]

References

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  1. ^ Cordesman, Anthony H.; Davies, Emma R. (2007). Iraq's Insurgency and the Road to Civil Conflict. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 679. ISBN 978-0-313-34998-0.
  2. ^ "US condemns killing of Iraqi expert Husham Al Hashimi". The National News. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. ^ "US citizen murdered in Baghdad attack". 7 November 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.