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Fighters from the Ansar-al-Marjiiya Brigade, a public mobilization force formed to fight ISIS, during a recent battle with an ISIS cell in the Hatra desert of Iraq.
A US citizen who worked for an international humanitarian organization in Iraq was shot dead Monday in the capital Baghdad.
State Department spokesman Ned Price said at a press conference that they are reviewing the reports and will inform closest relatives before making public statements.
Iraqis pass electoral and candidate placards in the Karrada district of the capital Baghdad.
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Two Iraqi police officials told The Associated Press that the man was driving in the central Karrada district when a car interrupted him and gunmen opened fire from another vehicle, killing him. The man’s wife and son were also aboard the car, but they were not injured.
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The man’s identity has not been released. It was not immediately clear what the motive was or whether the gunmen were trying to kidnap the aid worker.
A veiled protester holds an Iraqi flag as people gather near the Green Zone area in Baghdad, Iraq on Saturday, July 30, 2022.
(Photo AP / Anmar Khalil)
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Attacks on foreigners have been rare since the defeat of ISIS in the country about five years ago.
The US military still has about 2,500 troops in Iraq, where they serve in a non-combat advisory role for the Iraqi military.
