Reuters: Iraqi editor shot dead in Baghdad

[Eugene]

Iraqi editor shot dead in Baghdad

53 minutes ago

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi journalist was shot dead outside his home
in a Sunni neighborhood in western Baghdad on Sunday, neighbors and
colleagues at his newspaper said.

They said Mohan al-Dhaher, a senior editor at the independent al-Mashriq
daily newspaper, had just left his house to go to work when gunmen in
two vehicles pulled up and tried to kidnap him.

When Dhaher resisted, the gunmen shot him dead, they said. Dhaher,
who was about 50, was married and had four children, his neighbors
said.

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070304/wl_nm/iraq_editor_dc_1

Related: FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, March 4 - Reuters

[maddezmom]

1. 19 bodies found

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed one person and wounded three others in al-Kifah street in central Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - A total of 10 bodies were found shot dead on Saturday in different districts of Baghdad, police said.

MOSUL - A total of nine bodies were found shot dead on Saturday in different districts of the northern city of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

BAGHDAD - A journalist was shot dead outside his home in a Sunni neighbourhood in western Baghdad, neighbours and colleagues at his newspaper said. Mohan al-Dhaher was a senior editor at the independent al-Mashriq daily newspaper.

[ClintonTyree]

2. Freedom is on the march....

ahhhh....the sweet air of freedom. I imagine the families of those kidnapped and executed are singing the praises of George Bush today. :sarcasm:

[maddezmom]

3. Bomb wounds 4, gunmen kill police officer, 10 bodies found

Bomb wounds 4, gunmen kill police officer, 10 bodies found
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- A bomb exploded in a food cart at an outdoor market in central Baghdad's Kifa district, critically wounding four people, police said.

The attack took place around 7:30 a.m.

In northern Baghdad, gunmen opened fire on the Adhamiya police station in northern Baghdad Sunday morning, killing one police officer.

On Saturday, Iraqi police recovered 10 bodies across the capital -- thought to be victims of sectarian violence. (Posted 4:40 a.m.)

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/04/sunday/index.html

[aquart]

4. It's good that the violence has decreased so much.