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Abdul Hussein el‑Fayath

From the news reports:

Abdul Hussein el-Fayath was a secular Shia television journalist with political aspirations. He was a correspondent for the Hurra station ...

His brother, Salaam el-Fayath, said in an interview he thinks Abdul was killed because of his coverage of the local elections in January, as well as for his interest in running for office as a secular alternative to the religious parties.

Newsday 25 Aug 2005

Age Adult
Sex Male
Occupation TV journalist
Nationality Iraqi
Marital status Unrecorded
Parental status Father

Recorded in IBC incident x490

Location: Basra

Date: 9 April 2003 - 3 August 2005