k6136

Mayor and bodyguard in ambush near Mussayab

Incident	k6136
Type	roadside bomb and gunfire
Deaths recorded	2
Targeted or hit	'Mussayab Mayor Mehdi Abdul Hussein al-Najem', bodyguard also killed
Place	between Hilla and Mussayab
Date and time	21 April 2007, AM
Sources	NINA 21 Apr VOI 21 Apr

Individuals for whom personal or identifying details were reported

IBC page	Identifying details (number if more than one)	Age	Sex
k6136-hw731	Mehdi Abdul Hussein al-Najem	Adult	Male

Individuals for whom only demographic or other non-personal information was reported

Number killed	Occupation	Age	Sex
1	Bodyguard	Adult	Male

Of the 2 deaths recorded here, some personal information was reported for 1 of the dead.

Only demographic information, without any identifying details, was available for one other person recorded killed.