FILE PHOTO: A poster depicting the former government advisor and political analyst Hisham al-Hashemi, who was killed by gunmen is seen at the Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi state television aired a video on Friday in which a police officer said he led a group that gunned down well-known analyst and government advisor Hisham al-Hashemi a year ago outside his home in Baghdad.
Hashemi, who had advised the authorities on defeating Sunni Muslim Islamic State militants and curbing the influence of the pro-Iran Shi’ite militias, was shot dead on July 6, 2020, in a rare high-profile killing in the Iraqi capital.
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