Journalists Killed in 2016 - Motive Confirmed: Mustafa Said
Publisher | Committee to Protect Journalists |
Publication Date | 31 December 2016 |
Cite as | Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalists Killed in 2016 - Motive Confirmed: Mustafa Said, 31 December 2016, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/586e04624.html [accessed 5 June 2023] |
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Mustafa Said
Kurdistan TV
August 14, 2016, in Mosul, Iraq
Cameraman Mustafa Said was killed on August 14, 2016, while covering fighting between Kurdish militias and fighters from the Islamic State group near Mosul. Correspondent Hayman Nanqli was also injured, AFP reported. Both journalists worked for Kurdistan TV, a TV channel owned by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), the de facto party of government in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous ethnic-Kurdish region.
The journalists were covering an offensive by Kurdish forces aimed at recapturing villages from Islamic State control. While reporting in a village that had recently been retaken by Kurdish forces, they were hit by a round of mortar fire which killed Said and injured Nanqli, according to a statement by the KDP.
Medium: | Television |
Job: | Camera Operator |
Beats Covered: | War |
Gender: | Male |
Local or Foreign: | Local |
Freelance: | No |
Type of Death: | Crossfire/Combat-Related |
Suspected Source of Fire: | Political Group |