Khaled al-Attar

Year: 2005

Nationality: Iraq

Killed by: Political Group

Location: Mosul, Iraq

Press organization: Al-Iraqiya

What's Khaled al-Attar's story?

Al-Attar, an Iraqi television producer for the state news channel Al-Iraqiya, was killed in Mosul after being kidnapped earlier in the day. Ghazi al-Faisal, a supervisor at the Al-Iraqiya station in Mosul, said al-Attar helped produce a number of programs, including a satirical look at Iraqi government. Al-Attar also appeared on camera. Al-Faisal said that he was unaware of any threats to al-Attar, but noted that the station’s employees have been targeted.

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