Associated Press | Los Angeles Times
Aswan Ahmed Lutfallah, 35, was having his car repaired in Mosul when insurgents and police began fighting nearby and he rushed to cover the clash. Insurgents saw him filming and shot him. AP CEO
Tom Curley says: "The murder of yet another journalist underscores the particular dangers of this conflict and the sacrifices of those committed to reporting the story." ||
Louise Roug: "Violence has worsened dramatically in Iraq since I arrived two years ago. ...Some days, the victims become an abstraction, a line in a story. A mother -- maybe -- but not like your own mother."