From the AIB blog:

The morgue report says that Ali took 31 bullets between the chest and the head and died immediately. He will be missed and remembered. His two brothers were killed in the Firdos Square bombing in 2005. He is survived by his mother and sister.

I don't know that I have it in me to comment on this right now. It's just sad. Really sad. But it did make me think of this video:


My heart goes out to Brian, Steve and the rest of the AIB crew. I know they're taking this really hard. I donated money for Ali's funeral fund, and I ask that you do the same if you can. Find out how via the link below...

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previously on wtg:

• aib: car bomb survivors no longer mere statistics
• alive in baghdad: a mother tells of her son's death
• so much more than i thought this world could ever hold
  

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