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Iraqi Journalist Killed in Mosul

HeadlineJun 11, 2007

Another journalist has been murdered in Iraq. On Thursday, Sahar al-Haydari was assassinated by unknown gunmen in Mosul. Haydari worked for Voices of Iraq, the National Iraqi News Agency and the Institute for War and Peace Reporting in Iraq. Prior to Thursday she had received 13 death threats. Mosul is now considered to be the second most dangerous city in the world for journalists, behind Baghdad. A group linked to al-Qaeda called Ansar al-Sunna has claimed responsibility for her killing.

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