He was the party planner of Baghdad. Then armed men took him away.
He was the party planner of Baghdad. Then armed men took him away. Liz Sly, Mustafa Salim © Patrick Baz/AFP via Getty Images Baghdad's Fardoos Square and the Ishtar Hotel, right, seen from the rooftop of the capital's Hotel Palestine on Feb. 9, 2013. Arshad Haibti al-Fakhry was known for living on the edge even before he embarked on a mission to introduce Baghdad to the party lifestyle. He worked as a fixer and interpreter, escorting foreign journalists to the front lines of the war against the Islamic State, then launched a career as an event planner, organizing huge dan...