12 July 2007
Namir Noor-Eldeen
Crossfire
Photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen, 22, working for Reuters in Iraq was killed along his driver in eastern Baghdad at a time when clashes had been taking place between U.S. forces and militants in the area.
The cause of his deaths is unclear. Witnesses spoke of an explosion in the area. Iraqi police said either a U.S. air strike or a mortar attack had occurred. Noor-Eldeen was single.