Although he called for the disarmament of all Iraqi militias, United States troops raided his home in September 2005 after receiving a false tip that he was linked to insurgents.
[2][4] In January 2006 he called on kidnappers to release the American journalist, Jill Carroll, saying the "abduction and killing of foreigners harms the interest of the people".
[11] In April 2009 he denounced US troops for killing two Iraqis during a raid on alleged Shiite militias in Kut, saying it was a violation of human rights and their families should be compensated.
[2] Obeidi was shot twice in the head and killed on 12 June 2009 by a teenage gunman, later named as Ahmad Jassem Ibrahim, whilst in the Al-Shawaf mosque in Yarmouk, western Baghdad.
Al Obeidi's killing was condemned by political opponents in the parliament including the Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Shi'ite leader Muqtada al-Sadr, and by the Arab League.
[2][3] A previously unknown Sahwa leader calling himself Abu Issam claimed responsibility for the killing, saying al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia had left arms there for him to use.
[2] Days later Iraqi police arrested Ahmed Abed Oweiyed in nearby Ghazaliyah, who they said was a deputy commander of the military wing of Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia.