Ali al-Haidari
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Ali al-Haidari (Template:Langx; died January 4, 2005) was the governor of the Baghdad Governorate in Iraq. Al-Haidari had narrowly escaped being killed in an assassination attempt in early September 2004 in Baghdad,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but he was assassinated by gunmen during a second attempt in Baghdad in early 2005.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility, and six suspects were arrested in November 2005.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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