Waleed Khaled
Encyclopedia
Waleed Khaled was a journalist working for Reuters
news agency. He was shot and killed by American
soldiers in Iraq
on August 28, 2005. Khaled and a cameraman had gone to cover an incident in which two Iraqi policemen were killed in the Hay al-Adil district of Baghdad
.
On September 1, the chief military spokesman in Baghdad, Major General Rick Lynch, claimed soldiers had followed "established rules of engagement", going on to further claim they had acted in an "appropriate" manner when they opened fire. Gen. Lynch stated, "What our soldiers on the scene saw was a car travelling forward at a high rate of speed. [It] looked like cars that we have seen in the past used as suicide bombs . . . and there were two local nationals inside."
Reuters said Khaled had two press cards pinned to his chest at the time, one issued by the US Army
and the other issued by the news agency.
Reuters
Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
news agency. He was shot and killed by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
soldiers in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
on August 28, 2005. Khaled and a cameraman had gone to cover an incident in which two Iraqi policemen were killed in the Hay al-Adil district of Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
.
On September 1, the chief military spokesman in Baghdad, Major General Rick Lynch, claimed soldiers had followed "established rules of engagement", going on to further claim they had acted in an "appropriate" manner when they opened fire. Gen. Lynch stated, "What our soldiers on the scene saw was a car travelling forward at a high rate of speed. [It] looked like cars that we have seen in the past used as suicide bombs . . . and there were two local nationals inside."
Reuters said Khaled had two press cards pinned to his chest at the time, one issued by the US Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
and the other issued by the news agency.
External links
- US forces deny wrongdoing in Khaled's death - IFEXInternational Freedom of Expression ExchangeThe International Freedom of Expression eXchange , founded in 1992, is a global network of around 90 non-governmental organisations that promotes and defends the right to freedom of expression....