Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Salwan Sabah Matthew Momika |
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| Known for | Burning the Quran |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 178 cm | ||||||
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| Weight | 70 Kg | ||||||
| Eye Color | Black | ||||||
| Hair Color | Black | ||||||
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Personal Life
| Hometown | Qaraqosh |
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| Religion | Atheist (formerly Syriac Catholic) |
| Ethnicity | Assyrian |
| Food Habit | Non-vegetarian |
| Tattoo | On left wrist |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
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Career
| Allegiance | Iraq |
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| Service/Branch | Popular Mobilization Forces |
| Years of service | 2014-2017 |
| Unit | Kataib Rouh Allah Issa Ibn Miriam - Imam Ali Brigades |
| Battles/Wars | War in Iraq (2013–2017) |
| Military Background | Salwan joined the Assyrian Patriotic Party and served as a security guard at their headquarters in Mosul during the Iraqi civil war. He enlisted in the Popular Mobilization Forces in June 2014 to combat ISIS. Following internal conflicts, he fled his country, eventually arriving in Germany in 2017 on a Schengen visa and later seeking refugee status in Sweden. |
Social Media
| https://x.com/Salwan_Momika1 |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| He joined the Syriac Assembly Movement and founded the Syriac Democratic Union along with the Falcons of the Syriac Forces in 2014. | |
| After losing an internal power struggle to Rayan al-Kildani, he sought asylum in Germany and applied for a refugee visa in Sweden, which was granted for three years. | |
| Salwan was known for his controversial actions, including burning the Quran in Sweden, which led to a bounty on his head and various public demonstrations. | |
| He was involved in legal troubles, including a knife threat incident in 2021 resulting in probation. | |
| His death on 29 January 2025, while live-streaming on TikTok, was linked to a violent incident that caught the attention of law enforcement. |