![Iraqi pilot Hussein al-Sheikhani flies through the skies of Baghdad, donning a parachute, to show support for Palestinians in Baghdad, Iraq on 09 October 2023 [Murtadha alsudani - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AA-20231009-32356658-32356656-IRAQI_PILOT_ALSHEIKHANI_FLIES_THROUGH_THE_SKIES_OF_BAGHDAD_TO_SUPPORT_PALESTINIANS-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
![Iraqi pilot Hussein al-Sheikhani prepares ahead of he flies through the skies of Baghdad, donning a parachute, to show support for Palestinians in Baghdad, Iraq on 09 October 2023 [Murtadha alsudani - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AA-20231009-32356658-32356650-IRAQI_PILOT_ALSHEIKHANI_FLIES_THROUGH_THE_SKIES_OF_BAGHDAD_TO_SUPPORT_PALESTINIANS-1-scaled.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Iraqi pilot al-Sheikhani flies through the skies of Baghdad to support Palestinians")
Iraqi pilot Hussein al-Sheikhani prepares ahead of he flies through the skies of Baghdad, donning a parachute, to show support for Palestinians in Baghdad, Iraq on 09 October 2023 [Murtadha alsudani – Anadolu Agency]
![Iraqi pilot Hussein al-Sheikhani flies through the skies of Baghdad, donning a parachute, to show support for Palestinians in Baghdad, Iraq on 09 October 2023 [Murtadha alsudani - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AA-20231009-32356658-32356652-IRAQI_PILOT_ALSHEIKHANI_FLIES_THROUGH_THE_SKIES_OF_BAGHDAD_TO_SUPPORT_PALESTINIANS-1-scaled.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Iraqi pilot al-Sheikhani flies through the skies of Baghdad to support Palestinians")
Iraqi pilot Hussein al-Sheikhani flies through the skies of Baghdad, donning a parachute, to show support for Palestinians in Baghdad, Iraq on 09 October 2023 [Murtadha alsudani – Anadolu Agency]
![Iraqi pilot Hussein al-Sheikhani flies through the skies of Baghdad, donning a parachute, to show support for Palestinians in Baghdad, Iraq on 09 October 2023 [Murtadha alsudani - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AA-20231009-32356658-32356653-IRAQI_PILOT_ALSHEIKHANI_FLIES_THROUGH_THE_SKIES_OF_BAGHDAD_TO_SUPPORT_PALESTINIANS-1-scaled.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Iraqi pilot al-Sheikhani flies through the skies of Baghdad to support Palestinians")
Iraqi pilot Hussein al-Sheikhani flies through the skies of Baghdad, donning a parachute, to show support for Palestinians in Baghdad, Iraq on 09 October 2023 [Murtadha alsudani – Anadolu Agency]
![Iraqi pilot Hussein al-Sheikhani flies through the skies of Baghdad, donning a parachute, to show support for Palestinians in Baghdad, Iraq on 09 October 2023 [Murtadha alsudani - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AA-20231009-32356658-32356655-IRAQI_PILOT_ALSHEIKHANI_FLIES_THROUGH_THE_SKIES_OF_BAGHDAD_TO_SUPPORT_PALESTINIANS-1-scaled.jpg?w=1196&h=797&ssl=1 "Iraqi pilot al-Sheikhani flies through the skies of Baghdad to support Palestinians")
Iraqi pilot Hussein al-Sheikhani flies through the skies of Baghdad, donning a parachute, to show support for Palestinians in Baghdad, Iraq on 09 October 2023 [Murtadha alsudani – Anadolu Agency]