Iraqi TikTok Star Om Fahad Fatally Shot Outside Home, Investigation Launched

Baghdad (Web Desk): Iraqi TikTok star and social media influencer Ghafran Sawadi, also known as Umm Fahd, was shot and killed outside her home.

According to a foreign media report, Umm Fahd was killed by unknown gunmen who fired at her car in the Zauna district of Baghdad. The Daily Jang reported that the surveillance cameras captured the video of the fatal attack on the Iraqi TikTokr, which was also shared on social media.

The Iraqi Interior Minister has formed a special team to investigate the incident. It should be noted that Umm Fahd was famous for her dancing videos to Iraqi music on TikTok. In February 2023, an Iraqi court sentenced her to six months in prison for provocative speech in one of her videos.