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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