Mohammad Shafar (died March 5, 2012) was a leader of the

Awakening movement The Sons of Iraq ( ar, أبناء العراق ''Abnāʼ al-ʻIrāq'') were coalitions between tribal sheikhs in the Al Anbar province in Iraq as well as former Saddam Hussein's Iraqi military officers that united in 2005 to maintain stability ...

in and around Haditha, Iraq. This was a group of

Sunni Arab Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word ''Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagree ...

militias who had allied themselves with the American-backed Iraqi government. Shafar was killed by a rebel gunman on March, 5th, 2012 in an attack on Haditha that left at least 20 people dead.

Sources

*Jack Healy. "Gunmen in Uniforms Kill 20 Police Officers in Iraq", ''New York Times'', March 6, 2012, p. A8. 2012 deaths Year of birth missing {{Iraq-activist-stub