Unknown gunmen shot the Civil Activist Ghaith Raad while he was leaving his home in the Jablah district, north of Hillah, on Thursday evening, hitting him with five bullets and fleeing to an unknown destination. A security source in Babylon said, "Ghaith Raad is a civil activist and unknown gunmen shot him while he was leaving his home in the Jablah district, north of Hillah, hitting him with five bullets. His condition is currently critical in Hillah Surgical Hospital. He added that the police have opened an investigation to identify the perpetrators. Source: National Iraqi News Agency