Incident
Attack kills Iraqi journalist, wounds two
Details
A roadside bomb hit the vehicle carrying the journalists in Qayyarah, said Hisham al-Baidhani, a colleague of the two wounded journalists at Iraqiya state television.
A heat-seeking missile also struck the Humvee armored vehicle, said Muhannad al-Aqabi, the head of the media office for pro-government paramilitary forces.
The attack comes only days after Iraq announced the recapture of a key airbase from ISIS fighters in the area of Qayyarah, about 60 kilometers (35 miles) south of Iraq's ISIS-held second city Mosul.
Aqabi named the slain journalist as Al-Ghadeer television cameraman Ali Mahmud.
Those wounded were identified as Ali Jawad and Ali Muftin of Iraqiya state television.
The latest death comes after a photographer was killed by a mortar round in June during the battle to reclaim Fallujah from ISIS.
Iraq announced the recapture of the Qayyarah airbase Saturday, which the Pentagon has said will serve as a "springboard" for retaking Mosul from the extremists.
Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said Monday an additional 560 U.S. troops would be sent to Iraq, and a senior U.S. officer said most of them would go to the Qayyarah base.
But while the base has been recaptured, the nearby town of Qayyarah is still held by ISIS.
The militants overran large areas north and west of Baghdad in 2014, but have since lost significant ground to Iraqi forces backed by U.S.-led airstrikes and training.
