Shihab al-Tamimi

Shihab al-Tamimi

Shihab al-Tamimi (died February 27, 2008) was an Iraqi journalist and head of the Journalists Syndicate. He was a fierce critic of Iraqi sectarian violence.

He was shot in the chest on February 24, 2008 by gunmen in Baghdad. He died of a heart attack three days later. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7267160.stm Iraq journalists' union head dies] ]

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