Namir Noor-Eldeen
Namir Noor-Eldeen | |
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نمير نورالدين | |
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Namir Noor-Eldeen (
It is claimed in an official report from the U.S. Department of the Army that the group of 10 was carrying at least one RPG-7 and one AK-47, in addition to the fact that Noor-Eldeen's camera and attached zoom lens likely were mistaken for an additional RPG.[2] Noor-Eldeen and seven others were killed during the first strike.
Early life and career
Noor-Eldeen was born on September 1, 1984, in
He originally worked in Mosul,[6] where he started to develop a strong reputation from his photos and his tendency to arrive at the scene of attacks quickly, even amid danger. One of his photos, of a masked insurgent carrying a RPG-7 and a police flak jacket after a November 2004 police station attack, gained particular attention and was described by New York Times journalist Michael Kamber as "one of the seminal images of the war—a single photo that captured Iraq's descent into chaos and the inability of the Iraqi and American governments to protect resources, or pretty much anything else at that point".[7] Noor-Eldeen was transferred to Baghdad after he started receiving threats in Mosul from insurgents unhappy with his photos.[6][7] During his time as a photographer, he had been shot in the leg, had his nose broken more than once, and had been detained and harassed, but his editors said he maintained a sense of energy and optimism.[4]
Airstrike and death
On July 12, 2007, after several skirmishes in the area, two American
Noor-Eldeen and Chmagh were the fifth and sixth Reuters employees killed in Iraq since the 2003 invasion began.[14] All six were killed by American soldiers.[4] Mohammed Ameen, another Reuters photographer and one of Noor-Eldeen's closest friends, found his body in a dilapidated Iraqi morgue and arranged for the body to be preserved until his funeral.[7] After their deaths, Reuters screened a photographic tribute to Noor-Eldeen and Chmagh in New York City's Times Square and London's Canary Wharf.[3]
Video release
For more than two years after the shooting, Reuters and other organizations sought probes into the deaths of Noor-Eldeen and other journalists killed in Iraq, but the U.S. military withheld key information on the grounds that it was classified. The military also refused to release a video taken from one of the gunships that captured the complete sequence and radio communication during the shootings.[15]
On April 5, 2010,
References
- ^ McGreal, C. (April 5, 2010). "Wikileaks reveals video showing US air crew shooting down Iraqi civilians". The Guardian. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
- ^ United States Department of the Army (July 17, 2007). Investigation into civilian casualties resulting from an engagement on 12 July 2007 in the New Baghdad district of Baghdad, Iraq (PDF) (Report). United States Central Command. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ^ a b c Kiss, Jemima (July 12, 2007). "Reuters staff killed in Iraq". The Guardian. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Namir Noor-Eldeen and Saeed Chmagh". The Baron. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- ^ "Photographer killed in Iraq". British Journal of Photography. July 18, 2007.
- ^ a b Rubin, Alissa J. (July 13, 2007). "2 Iraqi Journalists Killed as U.S. Forces Clash With Militias". The New York Times. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
- ^ a b c Kamber, Michael (April 6, 2010). "Remembering Namir Noor-Eldeen". The New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- Wired.com. Condé Nast. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ^ "Leaked U.S. video shows deaths of Reuters' Iraqi staffers". Reuters. April 6, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ^ Khatchadourian, Raffi (May 31, 2010). "What Does Julian Assange Want?". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ^ a b Bumiller, Elisabeth (April 5, 2010). "Video Shows U.S. Killing of Reuters Employees". The New York Times. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
- ^ Franke-Ruta, Garance (April 5, 2010). "Web site releases video of Baghdad attack that killed 2 journalists". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
- ^ "Iraqi doctor working for Danish NGO killed". The Peninsula. July 13, 2007. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
- ^ a b Tyson, Ann Scott (September 15, 2009). "Military's Killing of 2 Journalists in Iraq Detailed in New book". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
External links
- Collateral Murder WikiLeaks site bringing to light formerly classified US military footage
- Remembering Namir Noor-Eldeen (The New York Times.) Text and slideshow.