Khamis Sirhan Explained

Khamis Sirhan
Native Name:خميس سرحان بشير المحمدي
Native Name Lang:ar
Birth Name:Khamis Sirhan Bashar
Al-Muhammadi
Party:Iraqi Regional Branch of the
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party

Khamis Sirhan Bashar Al-Muhammadi (Arabic: خميس سرحان بشير المحمدي; ? 1954 – 11 January 2013) was an Iraqi politician and leader of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. He was responsible for the organizations of Karbala province.

Prior to that, he held the position of secretary of the leadership of the Fallujah branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, and was a member of the Iraqi National Council.[1]

After the 2003 invasion

His name was included in the list of Iraqis wanted by the United States, and appeared in a deck of playing cards for the most-wanted Iraqis. The US forces believed that he was the director of the Al-Rasheed Hotel attacks and the downing of a US Chinook near the city of Fallujah.[2]

In April 2004 the Ba'ath Party announced his expulsion from the party, but he was arrested on December 11, 2004.[3]

He was released on August 4, 2010, after being acquitted of the charges brought against him in the case of draining the marshes.[4]

Death

He died on January 11, 2013.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: الرفيق المناضل خميس سرحان بشير المحمدي . 2 March 2019.
  2. Web site: أبرز وجوه النظام العراقي السابق: أين هم الآن؟ - BBC News Arabic . www.bbc.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180923014144/http://www.bbc.com/arabic/middleeast/2010/09/100902_iraq_playcards_tc2 . 23 September 2018 . dead.
  3. Web site: اعتقال احد المطلوبين لدى الولايات المتحدة على قائمة الـ 55 فى العراق صحيفة الشعب اليومية على الخط . 2021-12-29 . 2008-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080507083403/http://arabic.peopledaily.com.cn/200401/15/ara20040115_74773.html . dead.
  4. Web site: اطلاق سراح احد مسؤولي النظام العراقي السابق في قائمة الـ55 . 2021-12-29 . 2018-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181021111414/http://arabic.people.com.cn/31662/7093969.html . dead.
  5. Web site: استشهاد الرفيق خميس سرحان المحمدي.