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Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani found dead in Beirut
Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani was found dead in Beirut after arriving in Lebanon days earlier.
His body was discovered in an apartment in the Tariq Jadida neighbourhood, and Lebanese authorities have opened a murder investigation.
Preliminary findings cited by a Lebanese judicial source indicate that he was strangled, though authorities have not released a final account of what happened.
One suspect has been detained, and others are being sought as investigators examine how al-Alwani came to be in the apartment.
Al-Alwani was a Sunni politician who represented Iraq’s Anbar province and became prominent during protests against the government of then-Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
He was arrested in 2013, sentenced to death on terrorism charges, and released in April 2025 under Iraq’s General Amnesty Law after more than a decade in prison.
The Iraqi embassy is awaiting Lebanese authorities’ final findings to clarify the circumstances of his death.
Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani was found dead in an apartment in Beirut, prompting a Lebanese investigation into his killing.
Lebanese officials told news agencies that preliminary findings indicated he was hit on the head and strangled.
Authorities have detained one Lebanese suspect and are searching for two Syrian suspects, according to reports.
Al-Alwani arrived in Lebanon on November 5, and the Iraqi embassy had reported him missing before his body was found.
Reports differ on whether police found his body on Monday night or Tuesday.
- Who
- Ahmed al-Alwani, a former Iraqi lawmaker and Sunni politician.
- What
- He was found dead in a Beirut apartment; Lebanese authorities are investigating his killing.
- When
- His body was reportedly found on Monday night or Tuesday; the reports differ.
- Where
- In the Tariq Jadida neighbourhood of Beirut, Lebanon.
- Why
- Not stated. Authorities have not confirmed a motive.
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Al-Alwani arrived in Lebanon, according to reports.
The Iraqi Embassy in Beirut reported al-Alwani missing and possibly abducted, according to TASS.
Police found al-Alwani’s body in an apartment in Beirut; reports differ on the day.
Lebanese authorities opened an investigation and detained one suspect, while searches for other suspects continued.
- Arrival in Lebanon
- November 5
- Place body was found
- Tariq Jadida, Beirut
- Suspects detained
- One Lebanese national, according to a Lebanese judicial source cited by Al Jazeera
- Suspects sought
- Two Syrians, according to a Lebanese judicial source cited by Al Jazeera
- Former constituency
- Anbar province, Iraq
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This is not a passing incident to be brushed aside with condolences and condemnation
It is a crime that demands a firm official response and a transparent investigation that reveals who planned it, who carried it out and who else was involved. Whoever is behind it, no one is above accountability.