Famous TikTok star Om Fahad has been shot lifeless within the middle of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
Fahad had nearly half 1,000,000 followers on the social media platform the place she grew to become well-known for light-hearted movies dancing to Iraqi music.
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The Iraqi Inside Ministry confirmed in a press release {that a} “lady recognized on social networking websites” had been killed by “unknown assailants”. The authorities have launched an investigation into the killing.
Fahad was shot in her automobile by a single armed particular person on a motorcycle. She was within the parked automobile outdoors of her house when the assassin walked up the automobile and killed her, with the act being caught on CCTV.
Om Fahad had angered the federal government earlier than
Fahad’s actual title is Ghufran Sawadi and she or he died within the Zayouna district of Baghdad. It’s believed that the attacker was pretending to ship meals to the automobile. Her assistant Nour al Suwaidi was injured within the assault.
The influencer was sentenced to 6 months in jail in February final 12 months for sharing movies {that a} court docket dominated contained “indecent speech that undermines modesty and public morality”.
This led to the Iraqi authorities launching a marketing campaign in 2023 to clamp down on social media exercise that they disagreed with.
“Such a content material is not any much less harmful than organised crime,” the ministry declared in a promotional video which requested the general public to assist by reporting such content material.
“It is likely one of the causes of the destruction of the Iraqi household and society.”
