30 – The former president Saddam Hussein, was killed by hanging. Notable deaths February 22 – Atwar Bahjat, 30, Iraqi journalist for al-Arabiya, abducted and killed in Iraq. March 6 – Mubdar Hatim al-Dulaimi, 55, Major General in the Iraqi Army, shot by a sniper. March 12 – Hadeel Qasim Hamza, 6, murder victim (born 1999) April 21 – Jacob Kovco, 25, first Australian Defence Force serviceperson killed in Iraq. May 6 – Wing Commander John Coxen, 46, Royal Air Force, most senior British Officer killed in Iraq to date. May 6 – Flt Lt Sarah Mulvihill, 32, first British servicewoman to be killed in action in Iraq. May 29 – James Brolan, 42, CBS News sound technician, injuries sustained in car bombing in Iraq. May 31 – Ali Jaafar Ali, 39, Iraqi sports anchorman, shot dead by unknown gunmen in Baghdad. June 7 – Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, 39, leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, US military strike. June 7 – Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman, spiritual adviser for Al-Qaeda in Iraq, US military strike. October 11 – Raad Mutar Saleh, Iraqi Mandaean leader, shot. November 20 – Walid Hassan, 47, Iraqi television comedian, shot. December 30 – Saddam Hussein, 69, Iraqi President (1979–2005), execution by hanging. See also Iraq War References External links Years of the 21st century in Iraq Iraq 2000s in Iraq Iraq