Ali Jaafar

Ali Jaafar (Arabic: علي جعفر‎) was a sports anchorman for Iraqi state television Al Iraqiya who was gunned down in Baghdad on May 31, 2006. He was killed by masked gunmen as he left his home. He and other journalists from the government-funded station have been targeted by insurgents.

References

"Gunmen kill sportscaster for Iraqi state television". The Seattle Times. May 31, 2006.

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