Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad was shot dead in a late-night attack outside her home in eastern Baghdad's Zoyouna district, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.
Iraq's interior ministry has formed a "specialised work team to find out the circumstances of the killing of a woman known on social media by unknown assailants"
Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad, whose real name is Ghufran Sawadi, was tragically shot dead in a late-night attack outside her home in Baghdad. The assailant, who arrived on a motorcycle and wore dark clothing and a helmet, approached her vehicle and fired shots, as captured by surveillance footage. Om Fahad was known for her popular TikTok videos, where she danced to pop music and had nearly half a million followers. Earlier, she had faced legal issues, including a prison sentence, for videos deemed to contain "indecent speech." The Iraqi Ministry of Interior has initiated an investigation into her killing.
(CTN News) - In the dead of night, tragedy struck in the Zayouna district of eastern Baghdad as Ghufran Sawadi, better known to her online audience as Om Fahad, fell victim to a fatal attack outside her residence.