Iraqi TikTok Influencer Om Fahad Fatally Shot in Baghdad

Ghufran Sawadi, known as Om Fahad, was killed by an unidentified motorcyclist outside her home in the Zayouna district.

Om Fahad, a popular TikTok star with nearly half a million followers, was shot dead outside her home in Baghdad's Zayouna district.
The attack was captured on surveillance footage, showing an assailant on a motorcycle shooting Fahad as she sat in a vehicle.
Iraqi authorities have launched an investigation into the killing, with no arrests reported yet.
Fahad had previously been sentenced to six months in prison for her social media content, which was deemed to undermine public morality.
The killing raises concerns about the safety of social media influencers in Iraq, amid a government crackdown on online content.