19 September 2005
Fakher Haider
Shooting
Fakher Haider, an Iraqi working as a reporter for the New York Times was found dead in the southern city of Basra after being kidnapped by masked men.
He had worked for the Times for 2-1/2 years, was found with his hands bound and a single bullet wound to the head. Haider's brother told that four masked men in a dark Toyota vehicle had arrived at the family home in an apartment complex in central Basra after midnight. They said they were from the intelligence services and that they needed to speak to Haider in connection with an investigation. They bundled him into their vehicle and told his wife and family not to interfere.
