Iraq: Assault on Journalists Continues

The horrific wave of violence in Iraq yesterday claimed the life of broadcast journalist Atwar Bahjat and two of her news crew.

According to Reporters Without Borders: “A total of 82 journalists and media assistants have been killed since the start of the war in Iraq. Seven of them have died since 1st January 2006, making this start of the year the most deadly in three years. Atwar Bahjat is the 7th woman journalist to be killed since the war in Iraq began.”

According to the BBC, Atwar Bahjat was only 26 years old.