By , , andLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A prominent Iraqi expert on jihadi groups in the Middle East, including ISIS, was shot dead by unknown gunmen late Monday in front of his home in central Baghdad, media director of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, Major General Saad Maan, told CNN.Hisham al-Hashimi, 47, appeared frequently on local and foreign media outlets as an analyst, especially during Iraq’s battle against ISIS.He was also an expert voice on Iraqi politics and Shiite extremist groups and had served as an adviser to previous Iraqi governmentsAl-Hashimi died in Ibn Al-Nafees...…By , , andLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A prominent Iraqi expert on jihadi groups in the Middle East, including ISIS, was shot dead by unknown gunmen late Monday in front of his home in central Baghdad, media director of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, Major General Saad Maan, told CNN.Hisham al-Hashimi, 47, appeared frequently on local and foreign media outlets as an analyst, especially during Iraq’s battle against ISIS.He was also an expert voice on Iraqi politics and Shiite extremist groups and had served as an adviser to previous Iraqi governmentsAl-Hashimi died in Ibn Al-Nafees...WW…

(CNN)A prominent Iraqi expert on jihadi groups in the Middle East, including ISIS, was shot dead by unknown gunmen late Monday in front of his home in central Baghdad, media director of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, Major General Saad Maan, told CNN.Hisham al-Hashimi, 47, appeared frequently on local and foreign media outlets as an analyst, especially during Iraq's battle against ISIS.He was also an expert voice on Iraqi politics and Shiite extremist groups and had served as an adviser to previous Iraqi governmentsAl-Hashimi died in Ibn Al-Nafees Hospital in Baghdad after he was seriously...…(CNN)A prominent Iraqi expert on jihadi groups in the Middle East, including ISIS, was shot dead by unknown gunmen late Monday in front of his home in central Baghdad, media director of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, Major General Saad Maan, told CNN.Hisham al-Hashimi, 47, appeared frequently on local and foreign media outlets as an analyst, especially during Iraq's battle against ISIS.He was also an expert voice on Iraqi politics and Shiite extremist groups and had served as an adviser to previous Iraqi governmentsAl-Hashimi died in Ibn Al-Nafees Hospital in Baghdad after he was seriously...WW…

Istanbul (CNN)Taksim Square's flocks of resident pigeons, normally waddling around with full bellies thanks to cups of grains that children toss at them, swoop unhindered straight at the heads of the few passers-by, mostly policemen and media. It feels more like a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's horror thriller "The Birds" than one of Istanbul's most crowded squares, normally teeming with Turks and tourists alike.Then again, nothing about the impact Covid-19 is having across the globe is normal or familiar. Read MoreLast weekend, the Turkish government implemented a 48-hour curfew for 31...…Istanbul (CNN)Taksim Square's flocks of resident pigeons, normally waddling around with full bellies thanks to cups of grains that children toss at them, swoop unhindered straight at the heads of the few passers-by, mostly policemen and media. It feels more like a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's horror thriller "The Birds" than one of Istanbul's most crowded squares, normally teeming with Turks and tourists alike.Then again, nothing about the impact Covid-19 is having across the globe is normal or familiar. Read MoreLast weekend, the Turkish government implemented a 48-hour curfew for 31...WW…