[1][2] She and her fiancé frequently made videos on YouTube about life in Istanbul.
[3] She visited her family in the central Iraqi city of Al Diwaniyah, Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, in 2023, where on 31 January she was strangled at night while sleeping.
[3] Her father, who objected to her living in Turkey, confessed to police that he was responsible for the murder.
[3][6] In April 2023, Tiba's father, Tayyip Ali, was given a six-month jail sentence.
General Saad Mann of the Iraqi Interior Ministry explained to the BBC that: "An accident happened to Tiba al-Ali.