ERBIL — A senior commander of the Iran-backed Shia militias of Hashd al-Shaabi was assassinated on Monday in Babil province, south of Baghdad.
Local media reports said Abu Sadiq Khashkhashi had came under gunfire from “unidentified assailants” inside his vehicle.
Khashkhashi was the commander of Hashd al-Shaabi’s 9th brigade.
No group or organization has yet claimed responsibility for the assassination, and the security forces are yet to conclude the investigations into the case.