The Assassinated Leader

01/03/02, Dokan, Iraq-Jalal Talabani, the head of PUK, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, in one of his home office in Dokan. He greeted his old buddies, Shawkat Haji Hasheer, right, Head of Social Committee, and Hamid Haji Ghali, head of Martyers Association in Sulaymaniyah, at his home office in Dokan. This is for Chris Chivers story for later but also can be a file photo. (Cr:Chang W. Lee/The New York Times) Sack#200211626

02/09/03, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq-Hundreds mourners for Shawkat Haji Mushir, a member of Kurdish Parliament, who was ambushed by Ansar al-Islam last night, cried over his grave right after burial at Girdi Salim Bag cemetery in Sulaimaniyah. A man held a picture of him in the background. (Cr:Chang W. Lee/The New York Times) Sack#200300981

02/09/03, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq-PUK honor guards among hundreds of mourners for Shawkat Haji Mushir during funeral service after they buried him at Girdi Salim Bag cemetary in Sulaimaniyah. Mushir was a member of Kurdish Parliament, who was ambushed by Ansar al-Islam last night, (Cr:Chang W. Lee/The New York Times) Sack#200300981

02/09/03, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq-Hundreds mourners for Shawkat Haji Mushir, a member of Kurdish Parliament, who was ambushed by Ansar al-Islam last night, cried over his grave right after burial at Girdi Salim Bag cemetery in Sulaimaniyah. (Cr:Chang W. Lee/The New York Times) Sack#200300981

02/09/03, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq-Halkawt Karim Hamad Amin, 27, a PUK pesh merga, was shot in the head and was unconscious and irritable at Intensive Care unit at Sulaimaniyah teaching hospital. His family trid to hold his shaking body, (EDN: it was not a seizure) He was shot while guarding Shawkat Haji Mushir, a member of Kurdish Parliament, who was ambushed by Ansar al-Islam last night. (Cr:Chang W. Lee/The New York Times) Sack#200300981

02/09/03, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq-PUK honor guards helped to bring the body of Shawkat Haji Mushir in the blanket out of the casket at Girdi Salim Bag cemetary in Sulaimaniyah. Mushir was a member of Kurdish Parliament, who was ambushed by Ansar al-Islam last night, (Cr:Chang W. Lee/The New York Times) Sack#200300981

02/09/03, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq-Grave of Shawkat Haji Mushir, a member of Kurdish Parliament, who was ambushed by Ansar al-Islam last night, was left covered with white plastic at Girdi Salim Bag cemetary in Sulaimaniyah. They place white plastic to cover the grave from rain until they properly install grave stone over it. (Cr:Chang W. Lee/The New York Times) Sack#200300981