Tuesday 04 January 2005, 12:22 Makka Time, 9:22 GMT
Another attempt against the US-formed interim government has been carried out by the independent fighter groups in Iraq.
According to police and medical sources, Ali al-Haidri was killed today by the insurgents in a lengthy exhange of fire between the machine gun-armed fighters and Iraqi and US forces.
Other details are not yet available.
Ali al-Haidri was the most senior Iraqi official to face death after the assassination of the head of the Governing Council, in May of last year.
Il Romanaccio at 4:43 PM