Unknown gunmen on Wednesday (January 9th) assassinated Samer Ali Shakara, an assistant photojournalist working for al-Hurra TV, in Tariq al-Qanah, eastern Baghdad, the Iraqi police in Baghdad said Thursday.
"Gunmen attacked a vehicle with Shakara on board late last night, shooting him in the head," Lt. Col. Riad al-Draji of al-Rusafa police told Diyaruna.
"The police are investigating the circumstances of this attack," he said.
Shakara's car, ID, personal belongings and phone have disappeared, al-Hurra reported the police as saying.