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Iraq

Iraq

35 cases Global sources

The main driver for assassinations in Iraq was political. Differently from many other places where a political motive stood out due to the killings of victims belonging to the politics and governance category, the victims of politically motivated killings in Iraq were mainly members of the local community,specifically activists, and media workers. Victims were frequently shot by unidentified gunmen and cases were frequently attributed by media reports to the context of political turmoil in the country.

Main statistics

Motive
33 (94%)
Political
Target Group
24 (69%)
Local community
Gender
31 (89%)
Male
Method
25 (71%)
Shot

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Distribution of case numbers by category

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method

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perpetrator

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Iraq

35 cases

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