'Honour' killing of YouTube star sparks outrage in Iraq – The Guardian

The death of a young YouTube star at the hands of her father has sparked outrage in Iraq, as so-called “honour” killings continue in the conservative country.Tiba al-Ali, 22, was killed by her father on 31 January in the southern province of Diwaniya, interior ministry spokesperson Saad Maan said on Twitter on Friday.Police had attempted to mediate between Ali – who lived in Turkey and was visiting Iraq – and her relatives to “resolve the family dispute in a definitive manner”, Maan said.Ali’s father was reported to have been unhappy about her decision to live alone in Turkey.Maan said that after the police’s initial encounter with the family “we were surprised the next day … with the news of her killing at the hands of her father, as he admitted in his initial confessions”.He did not give further details on the nature of the dispute.Ali had gained a following on YouTube, where she posted videos of her daily life and in which her fiance often appeared.A police source speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity meanwhile confirmed that the “dispute” dated back several years.She had travelled to Turkey with her family in 2017, but she refused to return home with
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