The shooting of Ghufran Mahdi Sawadi, known online as Um Fahad, comes amid tightening laws and increasingly conservative attitudes in the country.
Author: ALISSA J. RUBIN
TikTok Star Is Killed in Third Death of Social Media Influencer in Iraq
The shooting of Ghufran Mahdi Sawadi, known online as Um Fahad, comes amid tightening laws and increasingly conservative attitudes in the country.
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It was unclear who carried out the attack in Iraq’s Babylon province, south of Baghdad.
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Iraq Investigators Call for Officials to Be Fired After Wedding Hall Blaze
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