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| Title | Journalists Killed in 2008 - Motive Confirmed: Ahmed Salim |
| Publisher | Committee to Protect Journalists |
| Country | Iraq |
| Publication Date | January 2009 |
| Cite as | Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalists Killed in 2008 - Motive Confirmed: Ahmed Salim, January 2009, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4e64965a2.html [accessed 26 May 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Journalists Killed in 2008 - Motive Confirmed: Ahmed Salim
Al-Sharqiya
September 13, 2008, in Mosul, Iraq
Senior correspondent Musad Mahmood al-Ezawi and cameramen Ahmed Salim and Ihab Mu'd were kidnapped along with their driver, Qaydar Sulaiman, while working in the Al-Zanjali district of Mosul, Al-Sharqiya television said in a statement.
Their bodies were later found in Al-Borsa district, a short distance from the kidnapping, a local journalist told CPJ. The journalist said that all the victims were in their 20s.
While five crew members were in a house filming, the three journalists and their driver were kidnapped by armed men, the local journalist told CPJ. The crew was filming a report on a family breaking the Ramadan fast.
The station transferred the five surviving crew members to Arbil, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) east of Mosul, after the attack, the journalist said.
| Medium: | Television |
| Job: | Camera Operator |
| Beats Covered: | Culture |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | No |
| Type of Death: | Murder |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Political Group |
| Impunity: | Yes |
| Taken Captive: | Yes |
| Tortured: | No |
| Threatened: | No |
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