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Yasser Salihee
Yasser Salihee (1974–2005) was an Iraqi doctor and journalist from Baghdad. After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, he published in newspapers throughout the United States, and was known among colleagues for mixing medical and journalistic work. In 2005 Salihee began an investigation of torture and killings by Ministry of Interior (Iraq), Iraqi Interior Ministry commandos known as the Wolf Brigade (Iraq), Wolf Brigade. Salihee was killed by a United States Army, U.S. army sniper on 24 June 2005 while approaching an unmarked checkpoint. Salihee's death received international attention as emblematic of the problems facing journalists and security in Iraq during the war. Career At the start of the American-led Iraq War, Salihee was a doctor in Baghdad, and married to another doctor in the city. Struggling to support his family on the Ministry of Health (Iraq), Iraqi Health Ministry's salary, he began working for the U.S. NPR, National Public Radio and for Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baghdad
Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon. In 762 CE, Baghdad was chosen as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, and became its most notable major development project. Within a short time, the city evolved into a significant cultural, commercial, and intellectual center of the Muslim world. This, in addition to housing several key academic institutions, including the House of Wisdom, as well as a multiethnic and multi-religious environment, garnered it a worldwide reputation as the "Center of Learning". Baghdad was the largest city in the world for much of the Abbasid era during the Islamic Golden Age, peaking at a population of more than a million. The city was largely destroyed at the hands of the Mongol Empire in 1258, resulting in a decline that would linger through many c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
