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Atwar Bahjat
Iraqi journalist (1976-2006) · Iraq · On the map · Journalists · Died at 29
Atwar Bahjat was an Iraqi journalist. Initially a reporter for Iraq's state-controlled television under Saddam Hussein, Bahjat became a popular television correspondent for al-Jazeera and later al-Arabiya following the US invasion of Iraq.
Atwar Bahjat is read about 14 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 1 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 141 days, one point a day.
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About this person
On 22 February 2006, Bahjat was shot dead along with her colleagues Adnan Al Dulaimi and Khalid Al Fellahi while covering a story in Samarra.
Country
Iraq
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1976 to 2006 · aged 29
