09 February 2005
Abdul Hussein Khazal Al-Basri
Shooting
Gunmen killed Abdul Hussein al-Basri, an Iraqi journalist working for Al-Hurra, and his son as they left their home in the Maqal area of Basra, 340 miles southeast of Baghdad.
Al-Basri was also a member of the political office of the Islamic Dawa Party, an influential Shiite movement, and the editor of a local newspaper in Basra. He also served as the head of the press office at Basra City Council.
