PRESS Freedom Advocacy Association in Iraq recorded more than 700 journalists covering Mosul Operations during five months. Five Iraqi and foreign journalists and cameramen were killed; four others of whom had worked for combatant bodies were also killed. 22 journalists were injured and four cameramen who were affiliated to military forces.
Losses of press staff lives show by evidence that DAASH had a special focus on journalists especially that the report also shows that 9 press teams escaped direct target by DAASH, on combat lines.
Martyred:
– Ali Reisan, Sumeria cameraman was killed upon the launching of military actions on 22/10/2016.
– Shafa Kurdi, Rudaw Net Delegate, was killed by a land mine in DAASH cemetery in Adhba area west of Mosul.
– Baktiyar Haddad, Le Figaro correspondent was killed by two detonations in an area between Bab Sinjar district and Rasuljaddah west of Mosul on 16/6/2017.
– French journalist Stephanie died affected by the wounds she had sustained upon two detonations on the right side of Mosul when she was escorted by her colleague Haddad, she passed away on 20/6/2017.
– Veronic Robert, the French journalist died in the military hospital near Paris on 24/6/2017 affected by injury.
– Mahmoud Gharbawy Federal Police Correspondent died on 12/11/2016 during his coverage of security forces operations in Mosul.
– Rasul alsukainy, war photographer, was killed in Tal Ghazala, to the south east of Mosul on 26/4/2017.
– Head of War Media correspondents’ team, was killed during Hatra liberation operations on 27/4/2017.
– Hasan Naji Alabidi, War Media photographer was killed in North West of Hatra on 30/4/2017.
Injured:
– Ahmad Alzaidi correspondent of Furat News sustained injuries in both upper legs and feet on 20/10/2016.
– Maitham Alamiri, correspondent and Rafid Jabbar, cameraman in Ahad satellite channel, sustained minor injuries in Mosul on 13/10/2016.
– Ahmad Alzaidi correspondent of Furat News sustained injuries once again due to mortar shelling on 5/11/2016.
– Khalil Ismail, Sumeria cameraman sustained minor injuries at the same incident.
– Mohammed Halabchi, K24 correspondent injured by DAASH sniper shot during Mosul coverage on 18/11/2016.
– Bashir Aldawoudi, Biladi cameraman, sustained injuries during the shelling that targeted the heads of popular mobilization forces in Tallafar Airport on 26/11/2016.
– Ali Mutair, Alitijah Channel correspondent, was injured during his coverage of liberating Mosul University. A sniper’s bullet rested in his thoracic cage on 14/1/2017.
– Kilan Botani, Kurd sat correspondent was injured during the clashes that took place between anti-terrorism forces and DAASH militants, inside Mosul University on 15/1/2017.
– Abdulhameed Zibari, correspondent and Yaser Salim, cameraman in Alhurra Satellite Channel were seriously injured after being targeted by DAASH via a booby-tapped remote controlled plane on 16/1/2017.
– Yaser Alkinani, Karbalaa satellite channel cameraman, was injured during his coverage of the operations that occurred in western Mosul on 22/2/2017.
– Alaa Hussein Zoubun, Nujabaa channel cameraman, was injured during Alghazlani battles coverage in the western coast of Mosul, on 1/3/2017.
– Rudaw staff was injured by a poison- headed rocket and clorine gas that was launched by DAASH, in Bab Altoub area, western Mosul, on 14/3/2017. The incident resulted in injuring Nibred Hussein, correspondent, with several wounds and suffocation crises.
– Omar Tayeh, Samaraa Channel Correspondent, was injured on Friday as he was covering the battles occurring on the right side of the city, in Dendan district, 17/3/2017.
– Sabah Hakim, Biladi channel correspondent was sustained minor injuries during the coverage he held in the western coast on 17/3/2017.
– Haider Qasim, Alalam channel correspondent, sustained minor injuries due to being exposed to mortar shelling that targeted the nearby security forces in Alhadbaa minaret, in the right side of Mosul on 20/3/2017.
– Hussein Abdulkadhum Almayahi and Ahmad Hussein Shutub Alattabi, correspondents, and Ali Sabah Almhanne and Muntadhar Fawzi Alsaaidy, cameramen who all work for Alwalaa Satellaite Channel, sustained different degrees of injuries during their coverage of the night military operations of liberating Alqairawan area south of Mosul. Their vehicle was exposed to heavy fire by DAASH, resulting in turning the vehicle over and the cadre sustained different serious injuries like fractures and bruises. The incident took place on 23/5/2017.
– Yaser Jabbar, Afaq Satellite Channel correspondent, was shot by DAASH sniper with a bullet that rested in the upper side of his heart after penetrating his neck on 12/6/2017.
Injuries of War Media:
– On 15/11/2016: War Media team cameraman, Marwan Alkaabi was injured in the eastern part of Mosul.
– On 1/1/2017: War photographer Hussein Alkhafaji, during coverage of military operations in Intisar neighborhood in the left coast.
– 23/5/2017: War Media team cameraman, Ghaith Adil was injured.
– 25/5/2017: war photographer Mohammed Almansouri was injured in eastern Mosul.
– 18/5/2017: broadcast engineer Ahmad Ghanim was injured when a mortar fell on the live broadcasting vehicle in Sinjar plain Airport.
Targets with no casualties:
Several media and press teams escaped direct DAASH strikes during their ongoing coverage of the battles:
– 18/11/2016: Almayadin team (Abdullah Badran, correspondent and Ghasan Najar, cameraman) escaped a booby car explosion west of Mosul.
– 18/11/2016: Ali Albayati, journalist and Biladi Channel cadre were exposed to sniper fire during their return fromAltahrir district to KuKuchli.
– 16/1/2017: Alahad channel staff escaped DAASH fire near Prophet Younis in Mosul when a booby car exploded nearby.
– 27/2/2017: Aliraqia News provincial staff (Husam Karim, Kirkuk office and Mithaq Ibrahim Alzireiji, Wasit office) escaped an explosive charge western Tallafar, as they were covering the battles on site.
– 9/3/2017: Iraqia and Ahad cadres escaped direct DAASH gunfire from the eastern side of Mosul.
– 22/3/2017: Almayadeen team was exposed to sniper operations western Mosul that targeted its correspondent Mohammed Alfahed who escaped by a miracle.
– 25/3/2017: four war press members (Hussein Alfaris, Haider Ragheb, Mustafa Hameed, and Ahamad Mushir) escaped a mortar that fell on their shelter in Bab Altoub area in the middle of Mosul.
– 17/4/2017: Biladi staff (Ali Almayahi, Correspondent, Firas Alfuwadi, correspondent, Firas Majid, Cameraman, and Saif Allamy, cameraman + 2 members of live broadcast cadre) escaped an explosion due to a mortar explosion in Ras Aljada in the old part of Mosul resulting in burning the SNG vehicle.
Procedures of transferring press to hotspots:
Till the date of complete liberation of Mosul, press cadres confirm a fluent and hastened transportation and access to hotspots. The questionnaire was directed to correspondents, cameramen, and war photographers, whom had spent lengthy periods in Mosul.
Joint Operations had noticed that live broadcasting results in serious exposure of military action, therefore a set of standards was formulated to control possible risk. This being said, it is clear why Rudaw channel, Almayadin Channel, American AB, Iraqia News, and Biladi have received a number of warnings upon the launch of operations.
