Fadel al-Hadidi

Year: 2015

Nationality: Iraq

Killed by: Political Group

Location: Mosul, Iraq

Press organization: Mosul al-Youm; Sada al-Iraq

What's Fadel al-Hadidi's story?

Al-Hadidi, a writer and columnist from Mosul, was shot dead by a group of Islamic State militants who had been holding him hostage, according to friends and colleagues of the journalist, who spoke to CPJ, and reports by Iraqi press freedom groups. The militant group accused him of “collaborating with Baghdad,” reports said.

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