Geburtsdatum | Sonntag, 30. Juni 1974 |
Geburtsort | Baghdad, Iraq |
Todesdatum | Freitag, 24. Juni 2005 |
Todesort | Baghdad |
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Beschreibung | Yasser Salihee (1974–2005) was an Iraqi doctor and journalist from Baghdad. After the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, he published in newspapers throughout the United States, and was known among colleagues for mixing medical and journalistic work. In 2005 Salihee began an investigation of torture and killings by Iraqi Interior Ministry commandos known as the Wolf Brigade. Salihee was killed by a U.S. army sniper on 24 June 2005 while approaching an unmarked checkpoint. |
