Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani found dead in Beirut
Summary
Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani was found dead in an apartment in Beirut on Monday. Lebanese authorities opened a murder investigation; preliminary findings reported by a judicial source indicate he was strangled, and a suspect has been arrested.Key Facts
- Al-Alwani’s body was found in Beirut’s Tariq Al-Jadeeda neighbourhood.
- Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces are investigating under the oversight of Judge Ahmed Rami al-Hajj.
- A Lebanese judicial source told AFP that a Lebanese national suspected of involvement had been arrested.
- The same source said authorities were searching for two Syrian suspects.
- Al-Alwani’s office called his death an assassination and demanded a transparent investigation.
- Al-Alwani represented Iraq’s western Anbar province in parliament and was released from detention in April 2025 under Iraq’s General Amnesty Law.
- Iraq’s ambassador to Lebanon said the embassy was following the case and awaiting the final report from Lebanese security agencies.
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