Yussef Sabri

Year: 2007

Nationality: Iraq

Killed by: Political Group

Location: Baghdad, Iraq

Press organization: Biladi

What's Yussef Sabri's story?

Sabri, 26, a cameraman for the Biladi satellite channel, was among several journalists filming pilgrims traveling southwest from Baghdad to the Shiite holy city of Karbala, according to sources at the station. Iraqi security forces had set up checkpoints to safeguard the way for the pilgrims. Sabri and other journalists were traveling in a convoy with Brig. Gen. Qassim Atta al-Mussawi, Iraqi spokesman for the Baghdad security plan, who was reviewing the checkpoints.

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