SettingsPeople murdered in Iraq
'Abd al-Ilah
Crown Prince Abd al-Ilāh of Hejaz, GCB, GCMG, GCVO (Arabic: عبد الإله) (also written Abdul Ilah or Abdullah) (November 14, 1913 — July 14, 1958) was a cousin and brother-in-law...
Crown Prince Abd al-Ilāh of Hejaz, GCB, GCMG, GCVO (Arabic: عبد الإله) (also written Abdul Ilah or Abdullah) (November 14, 1913 — July 14, 1958) was a cousin and brother-in-law...
Abdelhussain Saddam
Abdelhussain Saddam (1957–July 2007) was head of the Iraqi Freedom Congress Safety Forces, who have saved hundreds of lives from terrorist attacks.
Abdelhussain Saddam (1957–July 2007) was head of the Iraqi Freedom Congress Safety Forces, who have saved hundreds of lives from terrorist attacks.
Abdul Sattar Abu Risha
Abdul Sattar Abu Risha (عبد الستار أبو ريشة) - Sheikh Abdul Sattar Eftikhan al-Rishawi ad-Dulaimi الشيخ عبد الستار افتيخان الريشاوي الدليمي - (born 1972 – September 13, 2007) was a h...
Abdul Sattar Abu Risha (عبد الستار أبو ريشة) - Sheikh Abdul Sattar Eftikhan al-Rishawi ad-Dulaimi الشيخ عبد الستار افتيخان الريشاوي الدليمي - (born 1972 – September 13, 2007) was a h...
Abdul-Latif Ali al-Mayah
Abdul-Latif Ali al-Mayah (1949 or 1950—January 19, 2004) was a humanities professor born in Basra, who became chairman of the Arab World Research and Studies Centre at Mustansiriya University an...
Abdul-Latif Ali al-Mayah (1949 or 1950—January 19, 2004) was a humanities professor born in Basra, who became chairman of the Arab World Research and Studies Centre at Mustansiriya University an...
Abdul-Majid al-Khoei
Sayyid Abdul Majid al-Khoei (السيد عبد المجيد الخوئي)(Arabic), 16 August 1962 – 10 April 2003) was a Twelver Shia cleric and the son of Ayatollah Al-Udhma Sayyid Abul Qasim al-Khoei.
Sayyid Abdul Majid al-Khoei (السيد عبد المجيد الخوئي)(Arabic), 16 August 1962 – 10 April 2003) was a Twelver Shia cleric and the son of Ayatollah Al-Udhma Sayyid Abul Qasim al-Khoei.
Abed Hamed Mowhoush
Abed Hamed Mowhoush was a major general / air vice-marshal believed to be in command of the Iraqi Air Force or Iraqi air defence during the regime of Saddam Hussein immediately prior to the 2003...
Abed Hamed Mowhoush was a major general / air vice-marshal believed to be in command of the Iraqi Air Force or Iraqi air defence during the regime of Saddam Hussein immediately prior to the 2003...
Ahmad Shawkat
Ahmad Shawkat (أحمد شوكت) was an Iraqi journalist shot to death outside his media office in Mosul, on October 28, 2003, following a series of death threats.
Ahmad Shawkat (أحمد شوكت) was an Iraqi journalist shot to death outside his media office in Mosul, on October 28, 2003, following a series of death threats.
Ali al-Haidari
Ali al-Haidari (died January 4, 2005; علي الحيدري, Alī al-Ḥaidarī) was the governor of the Baghdad Governorate in Iraq.
Ali al-Haidari (died January 4, 2005; علي الحيدري, Alī al-Ḥaidarī) was the governor of the Baghdad Governorate in Iraq.
Aqila al-Hashimi
Aqila al-Hashimi (Arabic عقيلة الهاشمي cAqīla al-Hāshimī; 1953 - September 25, 2003) was an Iraqi politician who served on the Iraqi Governing Council.
Aqila al-Hashimi (Arabic عقيلة الهاشمي cAqīla al-Hāshimī; 1953 - September 25, 2003) was an Iraqi politician who served on the Iraqi Governing Council.
Baha Mousa
Baha Mousa was an 26 year old Iraqi hotel receptionist who was kicked and beaten to death whilst in British army custody in Basra in September 2003.
Baha Mousa was an 26 year old Iraqi hotel receptionist who was kicked and beaten to death whilst in British army custody in Basra in September 2003.
Dale Stoffel
Dale C. Stoffel was an American businessman and arms dealer who was involved with the American reconstruction efforts following the Iraq War.
Dale C. Stoffel was an American businessman and arms dealer who was involved with the American reconstruction efforts following the Iraq War.
Death of Baha Mousa
Baha Mousa was an Iraqi hotel receptionist who was kicked and beaten to death while in British Army custody in Basra in September 2003.
Baha Mousa was an Iraqi hotel receptionist who was kicked and beaten to death while in British Army custody in Basra in September 2003.
Fabrizio Quattrocchi
Fabrizio Quattrocchi (9 May 1968 - 14 April 2004) was an Italian security officer taken hostage by Islamist militants in Iraq, notable for his defiance of captors shortly before being killed.
Fabrizio Quattrocchi (9 May 1968 - 14 April 2004) was an Italian security officer taken hostage by Islamist militants in Iraq, notable for his defiance of captors shortly before being killed.
Fiona Watson
Fiona Watson (1968 - 19 August 2003) was a Scottish political affairs officer working in Vieira de Mello's office who was killed along with other members of UN staff in the Canal Hotel bombing i...
Fiona Watson (1968 - 19 August 2003) was a Scottish political affairs officer working in Vieira de Mello's office who was killed along with other members of UN staff in the Canal Hotel bombing i...
Gerard Leachman
Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Gerard Evelyn Leachman CIE DSO, was a British soldier and intelligence officer who travelled extensively in Arabia.
Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Gerard Evelyn Leachman CIE DSO, was a British soldier and intelligence officer who travelled extensively in Arabia.
Hadi Saleh
Hadi Saleh (هادى صالح ) (1949 - January 4, 2005) was an Iraqi trade unionist and was International Secretary of the Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions.
Hadi Saleh (هادى صالح ) (1949 - January 4, 2005) was an Iraqi trade unionist and was International Secretary of the Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions.
Harith al-Obeidi
Dr. Harith Mohey Al Deen Abd al-Obeidi (1961? 64?- 12 June 2009) was an Iraqi politician and cleric and member of Parliament for the Iraqi Accord Front.
Dr. Harith Mohey Al Deen Abd al-Obeidi (1961? 64?- 12 June 2009) was an Iraqi politician and cleric and member of Parliament for the Iraqi Accord Front.
Hatem Kamil
Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah (died November 1, 2004) was the deputy governor of Iraq's Baghdad Governorate.
Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah (died November 1, 2004) was the deputy governor of Iraq's Baghdad Governorate.
Hussein Ali al-Shaalan
Sheikh Hussein Ali al-Shaalan is an Iraqi politician and tribal leader.
Sheikh Hussein Ali al-Shaalan is an Iraqi politician and tribal leader.
Hussein Kamel al-Majid
Hussein Kamel Hassan al-Majid was the son-in-law and second cousin of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
Hussein Kamel Hassan al-Majid was the son-in-law and second cousin of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
Ibrahim Hashem
Ibrahim Hashem (إبراهيم هاشم, 1878 - 14 June 1958) was a Jordanian lawyer and politician who served in several high offices under Faisal I of Iraq, Abdullah I of Jordan and Hussein of Jordan.
Ibrahim Hashem (إبراهيم هاشم, 1878 - 14 June 1958) was a Jordanian lawyer and politician who served in several high offices under Faisal I of Iraq, Abdullah I of Jordan and Hussein of Jordan.
Ihab el-Sherif
Ihab el-Sherif served as Egypt's ambassador to Iraq until Iraqi kidnappers murdered him in July 2005.
Ihab el-Sherif served as Egypt's ambassador to Iraq until Iraqi kidnappers murdered him in July 2005.
Imad Sarsam
Imad Matti Sarsam (also transliterated: Emad) was a highly reputed Iraqi orthopaedic surgeon, teaching at the Department of Orthopedics in Baghdad University and as assistant professor at th...
Imad Matti Sarsam (also transliterated: Emad) was a highly reputed Iraqi orthopaedic surgeon, teaching at the Department of Orthopedics in Baghdad University and as assistant professor at th...
Jack Hensley
Jack Hensley (September 22, 1955 – September 21, 2004) was an American engineer from Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, near Atlanta.
Jack Hensley (September 22, 1955 – September 21, 2004) was an American engineer from Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, near Atlanta.
Kamel Hana Gegeo
Kamel Hana Gegeo was a personal bodyguard of Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, and served as his valet and food taster.
Kamel Hana Gegeo was a personal bodyguard of Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, and served as his valet and food taster.
Katsuhiko Oku
Katsuhiko Oku (奥 克彦 Oku Katsuhiko, January 3, 1958 - November 29, 2003) was a Japanese diplomat who played rugby for Oxford and Waseda University.
Katsuhiko Oku (奥 克彦 Oku Katsuhiko, January 3, 1958 - November 29, 2003) was a Japanese diplomat who played rugby for Oxford and Waseda University.
Kenneth Bigley
Kenneth John Bigley (22 April 1942 – 7 October 2004) was an English civil engineer who was kidnapped in the al-Mansour district of Baghdad, Iraq, on 16 September 2004, along with his colle...
Kenneth John Bigley (22 April 1942 – 7 October 2004) was an English civil engineer who was kidnapped in the al-Mansour district of Baghdad, Iraq, on 16 September 2004, along with his colle...
Khalil al-Zahawi
Khalil al-Zahawi (خليل الزهاوي; 1946 - 25 May 2007) was one of Iraq's most prominent Arabic calligraphers.
Khalil al-Zahawi (خليل الزهاوي; 1946 - 25 May 2007) was one of Iraq's most prominent Arabic calligraphers.
Khamis al-Obeidi
Khamis al-Obeidi (خميس العبيدي) (July 7, 1966 - June 21, 2006) was a lawyer defending Saddam Hussein and Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, from the time the former leader's trial began in Baghdad on Oc...
Khamis al-Obeidi (خميس العبيدي) (July 7, 1966 - June 21, 2006) was a lawyer defending Saddam Hussein and Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, from the time the former leader's trial began in Baghdad on Oc...
Lamiya Abed Khadawi
Lamiya Javed Bodian was an Iraqi Member of Parliament.
Lamiya Javed Bodian was an Iraqi Member of Parliament.
Manadel al-Jamadi
Manadel al-Jamadi (مناضل الجمادي) was an Iraqi prisoner who died in United States custody during interrogation at Abu Ghraib Prison on November 4, 2003.
Manadel al-Jamadi (مناضل الجمادي) was an Iraqi prisoner who died in United States custody during interrogation at Abu Ghraib Prison on November 4, 2003.
Manuel Martín-Oar
Spanish Naval Captain Manuel Martín-Oar (1947–2003) died from injuries sustained in the truck bomb attack on the United Nations' Baghdad headquarters on Tuesday August 19, 2003, which killed 24 ...
Spanish Naval Captain Manuel Martín-Oar (1947–2003) died from injuries sustained in the truck bomb attack on the United Nations' Baghdad headquarters on Tuesday August 19, 2003, which killed 24 ...
Margaret Hassan
Margaret Hassan (also known as Madam Margaret) (18 April 1945 – November 2004) was an Irish aid worker who had worked in Iraq for many years until she was abducted and murdered by un...
Margaret Hassan (also known as Madam Margaret) (18 April 1945 – November 2004) was an Irish aid worker who had worked in Iraq for many years until she was abducted and murdered by un...
Maysoon al-Hashemi
Maysoon al-Hashemi, 60, headed the Iraqi Islamic Party's women's department until she was murdered in 2006.
Maysoon al-Hashemi, 60, headed the Iraqi Islamic Party's women's department until she was murdered in 2006.
Mohammed A.F. Al-Rawi
Mohammed A. F. Al-Rawi (1952 - July 27, 2003) was a medical specialist, president of Baghdad University and the dean of College of Medicine University of Baghdad.
Mohammed A. F. Al-Rawi (1952 - July 27, 2003) was a medical specialist, president of Baghdad University and the dean of College of Medicine University of Baghdad.
Nadia Younes
Nadia Younes was an Egyptian national who spent her entire career, for over 33 years, in the United Nations and the World Health Organization, rising to high-level posts in a variety of areas.
Nadia Younes was an Egyptian national who spent her entire career, for over 33 years, in the United Nations and the World Health Organization, rising to high-level posts in a variety of areas.
Nahla Hussain al-Shaly
Nahla Hussain al-Shaly (نهلة حسين الشالي, b. 1971/1972 – December 18, 2008) was a promoter of women's rights in Iraqi Kurdistan, and the leader of the Kurdistan Women's League, the women's wing ...
Nahla Hussain al-Shaly (نهلة حسين الشالي, b. 1971/1972 – December 18, 2008) was a promoter of women's rights in Iraqi Kurdistan, and the leader of the Kurdistan Women's League, the women's wing ...
Owen Eugene Armstrong
Owen Eugene Armstrong was the first of three hostages in Iraq to be executed by al-Zarqawi's group Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad.
Owen Eugene Armstrong was the first of three hostages in Iraq to be executed by al-Zarqawi's group Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad.
Paulos Faraj Rahho
Archbishop Mar Paulos Faraj Rahho was the Chaldean Catholic Archeparch of Mosul, in the northern part of Iraq.
Archbishop Mar Paulos Faraj Rahho was the Chaldean Catholic Archeparch of Mosul, in the northern part of Iraq.
Raad Mutar Saleh
Sheikh Raad Mutar Saleh (died October 11, 2006) led the tiny Mandaean community in Iraq until being shot dead by unknown assassins in Suweira, 65 km southeast of Baghdad in the Tigris river...
Sheikh Raad Mutar Saleh (died October 11, 2006) led the tiny Mandaean community in Iraq until being shot dead by unknown assassins in Suweira, 65 km southeast of Baghdad in the Tigris river...
Saadoun Sughaiyer al-Janabi
Known as a defence attorney during the Hussein Trials, Saadoun antar nassif al-Janabi was one of two lawyers representing Awad Hamed al-Bandar.
Known as a defence attorney during the Hussein Trials, Saadoun antar nassif al-Janabi was one of two lawyers representing Awad Hamed al-Bandar.
Saddam Kamel
Saddam Kamel Hassan al-Majid was the second cousin and son-in-law of deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Saddam Kamel Hassan al-Majid was the second cousin and son-in-law of deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Seif Adnan Kanaan
Seif Adnan Kanaan (died October 22, 2004), was an Iraqi citizen who was abducted in Iraq and beheaded on October 22, 2004.
Seif Adnan Kanaan (died October 22, 2004), was an Iraqi citizen who was abducted in Iraq and beheaded on October 22, 2004.
Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman
Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman (died June 7, 2006), also Shaykh Abd Al-Rahman or Sheik Abd Al-Rahman, was the spiritual advisor to al-Qaeda in Iraq until his death in June 2006.
Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman (died June 7, 2006), also Shaykh Abd Al-Rahman or Sheik Abd Al-Rahman, was the spiritual advisor to al-Qaeda in Iraq until his death in June 2006.
Shosei Koda
Shosei Koda (香田 証生, Kōda Shōsei; November 29, 1979 – October 29, 2004) was a Japanese citizen who was kidnapped and later beheaded in Iraq on November 3, 2004 while touring the country.
Shosei Koda (香田 証生, Kōda Shōsei; November 29, 1979 – October 29, 2004) was a Japanese citizen who was kidnapped and later beheaded in Iraq on November 3, 2004 while touring the country.
Teymur Bakhtiar
Teymur Bakhtiar (تیمور بختیار in Persian) (1914 – August 12, 1970) was an Iranian general and the founder and head of SAVAK from 1958 to 1961, when he was dismissed by the Shah.
Teymur Bakhtiar (تیمور بختیار in Persian) (1914 – August 12, 1970) was an Iranian general and the founder and head of SAVAK from 1958 to 1961, when he was dismissed by the Shah.
Walid Hassan
Walid Hassan (born c. 1959 - d. 20 November 2006) was a Shia Muslim Iraqi comedian.
Walid Hassan (born c. 1959 - d. 20 November 2006) was a Shia Muslim Iraqi comedian.
Wissam S. al-Hashimi
Dr Wissam S. al-Hashimi was an Iraqi geologist born in Baghdad.
Dr Wissam S. al-Hashimi was an Iraqi geologist born in Baghdad.