Mushtaq Talib Al-Saeedi
Nickname(s)Abu Taqwa
Born1980 (1980)
Baghdad, Iraq
Died (aged 43)
Baghdad, Iraq
Cause of deathDrone strike
AllegianceSadrist Movement (until 2011)
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq
Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba (until 2024)
Years of service?–2024
RankCommander
Battles/warsWar in Iraq (2013–2017)
Operation Inherent Resolve

Mushtaq Talib Al-Saeedi (Arabic: مشتاق طالب السعيدي; 1980 – 4 January 2024) was an Iraqi militant of Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba.[1][2] He was also commander of the 12th brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces.[3]

Biography

Born in Baghdad in 1980, Al-Saeedi grew up in the neighborhood of Al-Kamaliyah in a poor family from Diyala Governorate.[4] He was a member of the Sadrist Movement until his arrest by the Multi-National Force in 2011 and joined Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq and Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba upon his release. During the Second War in Iraq, he was a commander in Al Tarmia in the northern suburbs of Baghdad. He then reached an important apparatus with the Popular Mobilization Forced in the "Baghdad belt".[5][6] He then assisted in the orchestration of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel and was accused of attacking American troops in Iraq during this time.

Mushtaq Talib Al-Saeedi was killed by an American drone strike on 4 January 2024, at the age of 43.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Cloris, Julie; Wernert, Marie-Laurence (5 January 2024). "Guerre Israël-Hamas : Tsahal poursuit ses opérations à Khan Younès". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Un chef et un membre d'une faction pro-iranienne tués à Bagdad par une frappe américaine". TV5Monde (in French). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "أول صورة لقيادي النجباء القتيل في بغداد.. ولحظة استهدافه". Al Arabiya (in Arabic). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  4. ↑ al-Akhir, Jumala (4 January 2024). "مَن أبو تقوى الذي قُتل بضربة أميركية في بغداد؟". Asharq Al-Awsat (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "سقوط نائب قائد عمليات الحشد الشعبي بقصف أميركي في بغداد". Asharq News (in Arabic). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Un chef et un membre d'une faction pro-iranienne tués à Bagdad par une frappe américaine". L'Express (in French). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "البنتاغون يؤكد مقتل قيادي في "النجباء" بضربة أميركية في العراق". Alhurra (in Arabic). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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