Iraqi TikToker Um Fahd shot dead in front of her home in Baghdad

An unidentified gunman killed a prominent Iraqi TikToker on Friday night umm fahad While he was inside his car in front of his home in the wealthy neighborhood of Zayuna, east of Baghdad, a security source informed EFE this Saturday.

Baghdad Police Colonel Abdal Ali said the attacker approached the victim’s vehicle on a motorcycle and shot him with a 9-millimeter pistol, while he noted that a friend of the influential man who was in the car was wounded in the shooting.

The source said that the killer “After committing the crime he ran away” And the Iraqi Interior Ministry has formed an investigation team to identify the attacker and determine his motive.

Gufran Mahdi Sawadi, known as Um Fahadh on TikTok, garnered hundreds of thousands of followers on the application, where she posted videos Dancing to the rhythm of Iraqi songs,

In February 2023, a court in Baghdad sentenced him to “Publish multiple videos that contain content and statements that are against public morality“, and indicated that the purpose of the sentence was to “achieve general deterrence” to prevent the creation of material that Iraqi authorities consider inappropriate.

According to Iraqi media, Um Fahd’s murder came days after the influencer had an open dispute with renowned blogger Dalia Naeem, who threatened to expose her sexual relationship with the victim. senior Iraqi government officialsDue to which many officials from the Interior and Defense Ministries were dismissed.

In 2018, 22-year-old Iraqi influencer Tara Fares was also shot dead in Baghdad during a wave of female killings, raising alarm bells in the Arab country.

In 2023, the Iraqi government launched a “Baligh” or “Complaint” campaign in Arabic to encourage citizens to report any content on social networks that “does not conform to public morality”, leading to several influential People had to face harassment. According to human rights organizations.