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| Title | Journalists Killed in 2009 - Motive Confirmed: Suhaib Adnan |
| Publisher | Committee to Protect Journalists |
| Country | Iraq |
| Publication Date | January 2010 |
| Cite as | Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalists Killed in 2009 - Motive Confirmed: Suhaib Adnan, January 2010, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4e6496892b.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 2009 - Motive Confirmed: Suhaib Adnan
Al-Baghdadia TV
March 10, 2009, in Abu Ghraib, Iraq
Suhail, a correspondent, and Adnan, a cameraman, both working with the Cairo-based Al-Baghdadia satellite channel, were among more than 30 people killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the town of Abu Ghraib, Anbar province, colleagues told CPJ.
Suhail, 30, Adnan, 25, and a group of journalists were accompanying Brig. Gen. Mard Abdul Hassan, head of the Tribal Affairs division at the Ministry of Interior, to a tribal reconciliation gathering in Abu Ghraib. They were interviewing residents when the suicide bomber, wearing a military uniform, detonated the explosive, cameraman Raid Qassim told CPJ.
Four other journalists suffered injuries in the attack.
Ibrahim al-Katib, a correspondent with state-run Al-Iraqiya TV, suffered head injuries and internal bleeding and underwent surgery at Al-Yarmuk Hospital in Baghdad, his colleagues told CPJ. Qassim, assistant cameraman Uday Munzir, and driver Fawzi Aidan, all working with Al-Iraqiya, also suffered minor injuries, Qassim told CPJ.
| Medium: | Television |
| Job: | Camera Operator |
| Beats Covered: | Politics, War |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | No |
| Type of Death: | Crossfire/Combat-Related |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Political Group |
Topics: Freedom of expression,
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