Murdered Assyrians in Iraq in August

August 8, 2006
Baghdad
A week ago, Bassam Shimun Hakim (33), was kidnapped from in front of his large liquor shop in Baghdad. The kidnappers demanded a ransom for his safe release. They were paid $30,000 in cash in addition to a BMW worth $10,000 that was parked besides the business address when he was kidnapped. Still, Bassam’s dead body was discovered by police in one of Baghdad’s streets two days ago and was kept in the morgue. Bassam was from Alqosh (northern Iraq) originally. He was married with two children.
http://www.ankawa.com/forum/index.php/topic,51087.0.html

August 8, 2006
Dohuk, Northern Iraq
Akhiqar Gewargis Odisho (b. 1962) was shot at 8:00 p.m. while tending to his sheep. He was shot by a group of Kurdish militia, members of Kurdistan Democratic Party of Barazani. Sherdel Taher Khalid and two other unidentified Kurdish thugs were seen leaving the scene in their vehicle after the shooting. The three Kurds are from the Ekmala village, a neighboring village to Kondi Kosa where Mr. Akhiqar lived. Odisho died at 3:30 a.m. of August 9 from complications of his wounds in Nohadra (Dohuk) hospital. Odisho was married and had three daughters. The Assyrians of Kondi Kosa face continuous trespassing by neighboring Kurds despite pleas to the local government officials and KRG.
http://www.nirgalgate.com/asp/v_news.asp?id=2473
http://www.ankawa.com/forum/index.php/topic,51430.0.html

August 12, 2006
Mosul
Two Assyrian brothers were murdered in cold blood while in their own shop in Mosul’s quarters of al-Masaarif. The two Assyrian brothers owned a carpentry business in which they sold their furniture too. The two brothers, Akram Aprim Shlimon and Aziz Aprim Shlimon, were murdered in broad daylight and in front of people. The killers escaped using the car the belonged to the two brothers.
http://www.ankawa.com/forum/index.php/topic,51667.0.html