Locals said shepherd Awad al-Shammari was killed by a helicopter after discovering an Israeli base
Locals said shepherd Awad al-Shammari was killed by a helicopter after discovering an Israeli base
Men gather around the wreckage of a car reportedly driven by a local shepherd who was struck by Israeli forces and later buried nearby in the Najaf desert in southwestern Iraq on 12 May 2026 (Qassem al-Kaabi/AFP)
Published date: 17 May 2026 14:33 BST
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