Tariq Ayub
Male
Verified On April 8, 2003, Tariq Ayub, a PK journalist for Al Jazeera, covering War coverage, was killed in Baghdad, Iraq. US airstrike.
Their Story
A PK journalist for Al Jazeera, Tariq Ayub, covering War coverage, was killed in Baghdad, Iraq on April 8, 2003. His death was confirmed by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
The circumstances: US airstrike on April 8, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq. The Committee to Protect Journalists verified that his death was directly connected to his work as a journalist.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) records this death as part of a documented pattern of press killings in Journalist Deaths ? Iraq. Press freedom organizations track these cases not only to document the dead, but to pursue accountability for those who target journalists.
Documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists. CPJ profile: https://cpj.org/data/people/tariq-ayub/. CPJ's database is the primary global reference for confirmed journalist deaths in the line of duty.
Explore Further
Tariq Ayub was killed during Journalist Deaths - Iraq (from January 2020 to November -0001). The conflict concluded in November -0001. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Terry Lloyd, Paul Moran, James Brolan, Michael Kelly.
