Thaker al-Shouwili
Year: 2006
Nationality: Iraq
Killed by: Political Group
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Press organization: Al-Shaabiya
What's Thaker al-Shouwili's story?
Masked gunmen in at least five vehicles drove up to the fledgling satellite TV channel Al-Shaabiya in the eastern district of Zayouna around 7 a.m., burst into the offices, executed 11 people, and wounded two others. It was the deadliest single assault on the press in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. Five of the victims were journalists: Hussein Ali, Abdul-Rahim Nasrallah al-Shimari, Noufel al-Shimari, Thaker al-Shouwili, and Ahmad Sha’ban.
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