Incident Summary:

05/30/2007: Nazar Abdul-Wahid, a journalist with multiple agencies in Iraq, was killed when militants shot him dead on the street from their car in Amarah, Iraq. No one has taken responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
200705300002

When:
2007-05-30

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Maysan

City:
Near Amarah

Location Details:
Al-Arusa Hotel

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Journalists & Media
Name of Entity Voices of Iraq Internet news agency
Specific Description Nazar Abdul-Wahid
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
“2 Iraqi journalists killed,” AFX International Focus, May 30, 2007.
Bushra Juhi, “2 Iraqi journalists killed including 1 who was slain along with 7 relatives,” Associated Press Financial Wire, May 30, 2007.