He developed an interest in photography and video from his family, and started training in. The video was released by wikileaks, and shows the death of reuters photographer namir nooreldeen, his. His presence always lightened up the mood in the office. Two of the victims, saeed cmagh and namir nooreldeen, were iraqi journalists employed by reuters. Wikileaks reveals video showing us air crew shooting down. Apr 05, 2010 pentagon cites weapons found at scene of killings in iraq video. Among those believed to have been killed in that attack was reuters photographer namir noor eldeen, 22, and his driver saeed chmagh, 40. Reuters photographer namir nooreldeen, 22, and driver saeed chmagh. Reuters photographer namir nooreldeen and driver saeed chmagh shown just before they were shot. Soldier accused of passing video to wikileaks charged with. Even someone who is crawling, prostate on the ground wounded, they are looking for an excuse to kill, said wikileaks founder julian assange. Apr 18, 2019 he is the person who published video as evidence of the us murder of reuters journalist namir noor eldeen and employee saeed chmagh plus others whom we are told were local bodyguardsescorts who were protecting the journoteam as locally hired support persons. Dec 07, 2010 wikileaks and the fate of digital media.
The video purportedly shows the deaths of reuters journalists namir nooreldeen, 22 and saeed chmagh, 40, along with six other people on a street corner. Witnesses told reuters that nooreldeen and chmagh arrived in the neighborhood about the time a u. Namir was only 23 but had already produced a body of work which stands as testament to his talent and energy and the potential he will never now fulfil. Apr 07, 2010 us military cant find its copy of iraq killing video of reuters employees.
Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the freedom of information act, without. The july 12, 2007, baghdad airstrikes were a series of airtoground attacks conducted by a. Apr 06, 2010 the video showed an incident from july 12, 2007, the same day that reuters photographer namir noor eldeen and his driver were killed in hail of gunfire in the same section of baghdad. This is video that was taken, not by peace activists on the ground, but by the apache. Reuters photographer namir noor eldeen, 22, and his assistant. Reuters photographer namir noor eldeen smiles in baghdad in this 2007 file photo. The deaths of namir noor eldeen and saeed chmagh three years ago were tragic and emblematic of the extreme dangers that exist in covering war zones. Apache attack helicopter, which shows reuters journalist namir noor eldeen, driver saeed chmagh, and about a dozen other. Noor eldeen, his assistant, saeed chmagh, and eight others were fired upon by u. He was a very generous man who began to give away a lot of his belongings to friends.
Wikileaks has obtained and decrypted this previously unreleased video footage from a us apache helicopter in 2007. Jul, 2007 yesterday two reuters colleagues, photographer namir noor eldeen and driver saeed chmagh were killed in baghdad. That was and still is very common practice in war zones. Namir nooreldeen was an iraqi war photographer for reuters.
Us soldiers filmed killing civilians and laughing at bodies. An image from the leaked video allegedly shows reuters photographer namir nooreldeen being targeted. Their deaths are captured on the video later released by wikileaks as collateral. In the video on the morning of july 12, 2007, the crews of two united states army ah64 apache helicopters observe a gathering of men near a section of baghdad in the path of advancing u. The pictures that prove us helicopter gunships opened fire on iraqi civilians. The deaths of namir nooreldeen and saeed chmagh three years ago were tragic and. With taner akcam, julian assange, jonathan babingtonheina, george clooney.
He was killed, along with his colleague namir nooreldeen by american military forces in the new baghdad district of baghdad, iraq, during an airstrike on july 12, 2007. Footage from the guncamera of an ah64 apache which had opened fire on individuals on the ground several minutes earlier, resulting in multiple casualties, among them namir noor eldeen. Reuters spikes story on photographers killed in baghdad. Pentagon cites weapons found at scene of killings in iraq. The video showed an incident from july 12, 2007, the same day that reuters photographer namir nooreldeen and his driver were killed in hail of gunfire in the same section of baghdad. September 1, 1984 july 12, 2007 was an iraqi war photographer for reuters.
Namir nooreldeen stood out among a gifted group of young. He was the best photographer in mosul, he was on top of every story, and if he didnt shoot the pictures himself, he knew where to find the. He was a very courageous man who had a great eye for a photograph. The pictures that prove us helicopter gunships opened fire on. The outlander star brings his character into the most dangerous situation yet. Wikileaks provides its worth as a backstop the atlantic. Wikileaks and the fate of digital media the atlantic. Wikileaks said the men in the square included reuters photographer namir noor. Nooreldeen, his assistant, saeed chmagh, and eight others were fired upon by u. Video shows deaths of two reuters journalists in iraq in. Leaked us video shows deaths of photographer news archive. The family of a reuters photographer killed in 2007 in an american military airstrike watched the video of the incident on monday. Us military cant find its copy of iraq killing video of.
Msnbcs ratigan and a panel talk about the newly released. Us soldiers filmed killing civilians and laughing at. Apr 07, 2010 the family of a reuters photographer killed in 2007 in an american military airstrike watched the video of the incident on monday. Reuters issued a statement in response to the video. Among those killed in the july 2007 clash seen in the video were two reuters employees. Wikileaks video shows us gunfire on reuters staff the. Video shows us military killing iraqi civilians, reuters staff rfi. Pentagon cites weapons found at scene of killings in iraq video. The fliers identify the men on the ground as insurgents, mistaking the cameras and equipment carried by reuters photographer namir noor eldeen, 22, and his assistant saeed chmagh, 40, for guns and. Reuters photographer namir noor eldeen, 22, and driver saeed chmagh, 40, were killed in a u.
Leaked video shows us military killing of civilians, reuters. Among the group are two journalists working for reuters, namir nooreldeen and. But he was murdered at 22 by an american helicopter gunship. Apr 06, 2010 leaked video depicts civilian deaths in iraq. July 12, 2007 reuters journalists namir nooreldeen and saeed chmagh are killed in iraq by u. Wikileaks releases video of iraq journalist shooting cnet. Witnesses told reuters that noor eldeen and chmagh arrived in the neighborhood about the time a u. Wikileaks video exposes 2007 collateral murder in iraq.
Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the freedom of. Saeed, 40, married with four children was not a journalist but no less dedicated to covering the news and one of the largely. The pictures that prove us helicopter gunships opened fire. Apr 06, 2010 wikileaks provides its worth as a backstop. Chmaghs reuters colleague, namir nooreldeen, also died in the july. Rachel maddow hearts and mindsapache gunner murders. The pentagon blocked an attempt by reuters to obtain the video through a freedom of. O jornalista namir nooreldeen, morto por um ataque aereo dos estados unidos em 2007. The victims included nooreldeens driver and camera assistant, saeed chmagh. Heres an excerpt from that us military video released by wikileaks. Among those believed to have been killed in that attack was reuters photographer namir nooreldeen, 22, and his driver saeed chmagh, 40. America may be entitled to its secrets but the american people are also entitled to the truth. The blackandwhite video images of the dusty streets of. For 2 grieving families, video reveals grim truth the new.
Leaked video shows reuters journalists killed by us. It also shows us forces firing on a minivan in which two injured children were found. The long ordeal of whistleblower chelsea manning democracy now. Reuters deputy brussels bureau chief luke baker penned a muscular story that gave strong consideration to the possibility that the slaying of reuters photographers namir nooreldeen and saeed chmagh which has received greater attention as a result of the now welltrafficked video from wikileaks may have constituted a war crime. Among the dead were a 22yearold reuters photographer, namir nooreldeen, and his driver, saeed chmagh, 40. The us military headquarters in iraq issued a statement on monday saying at this time, we are working to verify the source of the video, its veracity, and when or where it was recorded.
For 2 grieving families, video reveals grim truth the. Wikileaks said the men in the square included reuters photographer namir noor eldeen, 22, and his assistant and driver saeed chmagh. Though both the historical and modernday persecution of armenians and other christians is relatively uncovered in the mainstream media and not on the radar of many average americans, it is a subject that has gotten far more attention in recent years. Wikileaks said the men in the square included reuters photographer namir nooreldeen,22,and his assistant and driver saeed chmagh,40,who were killed in the incident. He was killed, along with his colleague namir noor eldeen by american military forces in the new baghdad district of baghdad, iraq, during an airstrike on july 12, 2007. January 1, 1967 july 12, 2007 was an iraqi employed by reuters news agency as a driver and camera assistant. The text beneath the image is a subtitle of the radio transmissions occurring at that time in the video. Nooreldeen and chmagh had gone to the area after hearing of a u. Also presented on the website were photographs taken before and during the attack by killed reuters journalist namir nooreldeen and video of testimony by. Bradley mannings facebook page wikisecrets frontline. Apr 06, 2010 leaked video shows reuters journalists killed by us gunships.
Saeed, 40, married with four children was not a journalist but no less dedicated to covering the news and one of the. Among the group are two journalists working for reuters, namir nooreldeen and saeed chmagh. It shows reuters journalist namir noor eldeen, driver saeed chmagh, and several others as the apache shoots and kills them in a public square in eastern baghdad. The video, which wikileaks titled collateral murder, showed that the crew fired on a.
The victims included noor eldeen s driver and camera assistant, saeed chmagh. Photographer namir nooreldeen, 22, and driver saeed chmagh, 40, were killed. Reuters photo journalist namir nooreldeen was no insurgent either. Journalist julian assange is no criminal but he is in big. Among those believed to have been killed in that attack were reuters photographer namir noor eldeen, 22, and his driver saeed chmagh, 40. Photographer namir nooreldeen and his assistant and driver, saeed chmagh. Apr 05, 2010 among the dead were a 22yearold reuters photographer, namir noor eldeen, and his driver, saeed chmagh, 40. Families of victims of 2007 us helicopter killing react to leaked. It shows reuters journalist namir nooreldeen, driver saeed chmagh, and several others as the apache shoots and kills them in a public square in eastern baghdad. The video was recorded by the gunsight camera on the apache. Among those believed to have been killed in that attack were reuters photographer namir nooreldeen, 22.
Leaked video shows us military killing of civilians. A whistleblower website has released graphic video footage of a us. Two reuters staff journalist namir nooreldeen and camera assistant saeed chmagh were killed in the attack, along with driver saleh matasher tomal, whose two children sayeed and doha were injured when the us opened fire as their father attempted to help the injured. David schlesinger, reuters editorinchief, said the video released by wikileaks showed the deaths of noor eldeen and chmagh were tragic and emblematic of the extreme dangers that exist in. Namir noor eldeen, a 22year old reuters photojournalist, peers around the corner of a building, setting up a shot. Leaked video shows us gunships killing iraqi civilians. A combination photo shows driver saeed chmagh l and photographer namir noor eldeen who worked for reuters in iraq.
Reuters released this statement from david schlesinger, editorinchief of reuters news. The deaths of namir noor eldeen and saeed chmagh three years ago were tragic and. The gathering at the corner that is fired up on has about nine people in it, julian assange,a wikileaks spokesman,told reporters at the national press club. A us soldier suspected of leaking video footage of a us apache helicopter strike in baghdad in which two reuters news agency employees were killed faces two charges of misconduct, the us military. Video shows deaths of two reuters journalists in iraq in 2007. Apr 06, 2010 if the leaked military video of namir nooreldeens death shocks some, it is partly because there were not enough photographers as brave as he was showing us the real war in iraq. Us military cant find its copy of iraq killing video of reuters employees.
Antisecrecy activists release video showing reuters journalists being shot by apache gunship, which may call into question the u. Leaked video shows reuters journalists killed by us gunships. Iraqi journalists want probe of taped us shooting wbur news. Leaked video shows us troops killing reporters sbs news. Namir nooreldeen, a 22year old reuters photojournalist, peers around the corner of a building, setting up a shot. Like him or not, julian assange revealed plenty of staggering truths. One of the last pictures taken by reuters iraqi photographer namir nooreldeen before he was killed on july 12, 2007 shows two old women dressed in black walking towards a window pierced by a bullet in the alamin althaniyah neighbourhood of baghdad. The writer, michael kamber, feels that some of his meaning may have been lost in the editing process. Wikileaks said the men in the square included reuters photographer namir nooreldeen, 22, and his assistant and driver saeed chmagh, 40.
Wikileaks video shows us gunfire on reuters staff the register. Reuters photographer namir noor eldeen, 22, and driver saeed chmagh. Yesterday two reuters colleagues, photographer namir nooreldeen and driver saeed chmagh were killed in baghdad. Iraqusajournalists rtr2ckgk noor eldeen hussein, the father of namir noor eldeen, talks to a resident as they look at pictures of his killed son namir at a gallery in mosul noor eldeen hussein l, the father of namir noor eldeen, talks to a resident as they look at pictures of his killed son namir at a gallery sponsored by iraqi journalists syndicate in mosul, 390 km 240 miles north of.
Jul 16, 2007 a combination photo shows driver saeed chmagh l and photographer namir noor eldeen who worked for reuters in iraq. The deaths of namir nooreldeen and saeed chmagh three years ago were tragic and emblematic of the extreme dangers that exist in covering war zones. Wikileaks releases video of iraq journalist shooting. There is an addendum by him at the end of this blog post. May 25, 2011 reuters deputy brussels bureau chief luke baker penned a muscular story that gave strong consideration to the possibility that the slaying of reuters photographers namir noor eldeen and saeed chmagh which has received greater attention as a result of the now welltrafficked video from wikileaks may have constituted a war crime. Video footage showed that the minivan was destroyed, reuters reported.
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