An update from Last of Iraqis
Back in October on iPM we spoke to Baghdad about , groups, often funded by the US, who are taking control of the security of some areas of the city. He'd visited Adhamiya where an awakening group appeared to be having a positive affect on security.
Well, since that report, Last has , prompting him to wonder if the violence is being displaced into formerly safe areas. In this audio which he sent to us, he describes the aftermath of a bombing and a drive-by shooting, events he was unfortunate enough to witness at close range:
As we consider Iraq in 2007 I'd also like to mention a sad event that happened towards the end of last year. Alive in Baghdad, which posts videos by independent Iraqi film makers, lost special correspondent Ali Shafeya Al-Moussawi : "The morgue report says that Ali took 31 bullets between the chest and the head and died immediately. He will be missed and remembered. His two brothers were killed in the Firdos Square bombing in 2005. He is survived by his mother and sister."
Ali's death reminds us again of the extraordinary bravery of Iraqi bloggers, film makers and journalists working in that country.
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