TikTok star is assassinated in Iraq: Om Fahad is shot in her car as feud erupts with ‘Iraqi Barbie’ influencer rival and months after she was convicted for ‘morality offences’ [Video]

06:46 EDT 27 Apr 2024, updated 07:07 EDT 27 Apr 2024

Iraqi TikTok sensation Om Fahad has been shot dead outside her Baghdad home in an apparent assassination, according to Iraqi security officials.

An unidentified attacker shot the popular influencer in her car in the Zayouna district, a security official said, requesting anonymity.

The attacker, who arrived on a motorbike, appeared to have pretended to be making a food delivery before firing upon Fahad, according to another security official.

A second woman was also injured in the attack, according to the Al Hurra news agency.

A ‘specialist work team’ has since been set up to investigate the circumstances leading to Ms Fahad’s death, according to Iraq‘s Interior Ministry. 

The online celebrity had become known for light-hearted TikTok videos of herself dancing to Iraqi music wearing tight-fitting clothes.

She had recently become embroiled in a feud with influencer Dalia Naeem, known as ‘Iraqi Barbie’ due to her use of plastic surgery, …