2 years ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A correspondent for The Washington Post has been killed while on assignment in Iraq. The newspaper says 32-year-old Salih Saif Aldin was killed Sunday while reporting on the violence in the Baghdad neighborhood of Sadiyah.
Aldin was an Iraqi who sometimes wrote under the name Salih Dehema for security reasons.
The newspaper reports Aldin's wounds appeared to indicate he was shot at close range. His body was later found on the street, covered with newspapers.
He was the first reporter for the newspaper to be killed during the Iraq war.
Iraqi journalists working for local or international media frequently come under threats from insurgents because of their reporting or their affiliation with Western organizations.
