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| Iraqi Journalist Assassinated in Baghdad |
| 2019-12-16 |
| [THEBAGHDADPOST] A well-known journalist was assassinated by unknown gunnies in capital Baghdad on Sunday. Haqi Ismail Azawi, who was also known as a civil activist, was reportedly killed in the area of Shaabi in north of Baghdad, Iraqi media reports said. A medical source said in a statement that his body was received by the forensic department for investigations. Awazi was an active and well-known journalist covering news about the ongoing anti-government protests in Iraq. Iraq has been rocked by mass demonstrations since early October. Several activists and journalists have been assassinated since the beginning of the protests. |
| Posted by:Fred |