TAL AFAR (Iraq), (Sputnik) — Cameraman Sujad Najm was killed in a suicide attack in the east of Tal Afar, the source said adding that his colleague Hussain Khafaji was injured.
The source also said that another local TV broadcaster’s cameraman had been killed during the clashes in the city’s west.
1st journalist killed in anti-ISIS clashes in #Telafar.
— Sardar Sattar (@SardarSattar) 26 августа 2017 г.
Sajjad Abid was a cameraman working 4 #Iraq's #Karbala channel. pic.twitter.com/8u6uzK6dGg
Kerbela TV channel confirmed the death of its employee.
The Iraqi government forces started the military offensive in Tal Afar, the major Daesh stronghold near the Iraqi-Syrian border, on August 20. The city is located some 30 miles away from recently liberated Mosul.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Jaafari said earlier on Saturday that the country’s army had already liberated 70 percent of Tal Afar from the terrorists.
