Saeed Chmagh

Saeed Chmagh
Saeed Chmagh, killed by a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad, July 2007
Born(1967-01-01)January 1, 1967
Iraq
Died(2007-07-12)July 12, 2007 (aged 40)
Baghdad, Iraq
Cause of death30 mm armor-piercing shell
Occupation(s)Driver and camera assistant
EmployerReuters
Children4

Saeed Chmagh (Arabic: سعيد شماغ) (January 1, 1967 – July 12, 2007)[1] was an Iraqi employed by Reuters news agency as a driver and camera assistant.[1][2] He was killed,[3] along with his colleague Namir Noor-Eldeen,[4] by American military forces in the New Baghdad district of Baghdad, Iraq, during an airstrike on July 12, 2007.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8]

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference booth0406 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Photographer killed in Iraq". British Journal of Photography. July 18, 2007.
  4. ^ a b Tyson, Ann Scott (September 15, 2009). "Military's Killing of 2 Journalists in Iraq Detailed in New book". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  5. ^ Kiss, Jemima (July 12, 2007). "Reuters staff killed in Iraq". The Guardian. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  6. ^ Rubin, Alissa J. (July 13, 2007). "2 Iraqi Journalists Killed as U.S. Forces Clash With Militias". The New York Times. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  7. ^ Bumiller, Elisabeth (April 5, 2010). "Video Shows American Killing of Photographer". The New York Times. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  8. ^ Franke-Ruta, Garance (April 5, 2010). "Web site releases video of Baghdad attack that killed 2 journalists". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 5, 2010.