A priest from the Assyrian Orthodox church in Iraq has been shot dead in the capital, officials say.
Youssef Adel, a priest with the Saint Peter's Church in Karrada neighbourhood, was killed in a drive-by shooting on Saturday at about noon (0900 GMT).
A medical officer said his body had been taken to the Ibn Nafis hospital in the city centre.
The Christian community in Iraq has suffered an increasing number of attacks in recent months.
Last month, the body of Paulos Faraj Rahho, a Chaldean Catholic archbishops from Mosul, was found in a shallow grave in the city two weeks after having been kidnapped.
Iraqi Christians, with Chaldeans forming the largest group, numbered an estimated 800,000 before the US-led invasion. It is now half that size, with people leaving the country due to the poor security situation.