Burhan Mohamed Mazhour

Year: 2004

Nationality: Iraq

Killed by: Military Officials

Location: Fallujah, Iraq

Press organization: ABC

What's Burhan Mohamed Mazhour's story?

Mazhour, a freelance Iraqi cameraman working for the U.S.-based televisionnetwork ABC, was killed in the city of Fallujah, about 35 miles (56kilometers) west of the capital, Baghdad. The Washington Post reported that 15 Iraqis were killed inFallujah following a firefight that occurred “as U.S. Marines conductedhouse-to-house searches” in the city. Agence France-Presse reportedthat Mazhour, who had been freelancing for ABC for nearly two months,was standing among a group of working journalists “when U.S. troopsfired in their direction.” According to ABC News, Mazhour was struck in the head by a singlebullet and later died in a hospital.

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