MOSUL, Iraq, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Journalists in the Iraqi northern city of Mosul described 2013 as the worst year for their career as seven of their colleagues have been murdered by militant groups.
"I was doing interviews with people preparing for an upcoming religious holiday at an old marketplace in the central of the city when gunmen shot dead my colleagues Mohammed Ghanim and Mohammed Karim who work with me in al-Sharqiyah satellite channel," Ahmad al-Haiyali, who works now with Radio Sawa, told Xinhua.
"I was shocked and terrified http://www.bostonbruinsteamstore.com/adidas-tim-schaller-jersey , I was so close. I really thought I should leave the job, but couldn't because we should not give up to the killers. Instead, a few hours later I went to the channel office and interviewed my colleagues about the incident and they were all shocked," Haiyali said.
"About a month later we had another journalist killed, as well as female presenter Nawras al-Nuaimi," he said.
Most of journalists in Mosul have left the city to other provinces or even to the neighboring countries. Those who remain in the city have to take their own precautions.
"I usually avoid leaving my house as possible as I can and if I have any doubt that I could be targeted by the gunmen http://www.bostonbruinsteamstore.com/adidas-terry-o_reilly-jersey , I leave to nearby cities where nobody knows me to do some writings or even cover some regular news by telephone," he said.
Not only the gunmen threat the journalists in Iraq, but also security forces who sometimes do not allow journalists to cover politically sensitive topics.
"I can't forget what happened to me two years ago when I was covering anti-government demonstrations in Mosul. About nine troops beat me hard and dragged me inside a government building just because I was shooting them beating protesters," he said. "I yelled that I am a journalist but in vain."
Ibrahim al-Sarraji, head of Iraqi association to defend journalists' rights, told Xinhua that gunmen attacks against journalists have relation with the deteriorated security situation in Mosul.
"The association noticed that during the last three months of 2013 a total of five journalists have been killed and one wounded http://www.bostonbruinsteamstore.com/adidas-sean-kuraly-jersey , and we have registered that most of the journalists in the city have received threats from unknown parties through their mobile phones or their emails," Sarraji said.
Sarraji's watchdog also registered that all the attacks against the journalists in Iraq went in apparent impunity, in a similar way to that crimes that occurred against the journalists since 2003.
"Such crimes with impunity deepen the concerns of the association from the reckless and incompetent investigation by the security forces in which always the culprits remain unknown," he said.
Falah al-Hassani, a local journalists who survived an assassination attempt told Xinhua about his experience, saying that two years ago http://www.bostonbruinsteamstore.com/adidas-ryan-spooner-jersey , he was sitting around noon in his car in eastern Mosul waiting for his relative, when suddenly a "car parked beside me and someone opened fire on me with his pistol."
"I got six shots in different parts of my body, but it was a miracle that I survived the attack," Hassani said.
He said that he was hospitalized in Mosul and soon later he left the city because he couldn't feel secure if the gunmen have known that he was still alive.
"I call on all journalists to take care for themselves. It is really unsafe because the security forces are not able to protect you," Hassani added.
On Dec. 28, Muaiyad al-Lami, head of the Iraqi Journalists' syndicate told reporters in Baghdad that up to 390 journalists have been killed in Iraq since 2003, and up to 17 were killed in the country in 2013 http://www.bostonbruinsteamstore.com/adidas-ray-bourque-jersey , the highest toll since 2008.
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MADRID, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid's 1-0 win away to Espanyol on Sunday night means the Spanish BBVA Primera Liga season reaches its midway point with three teams battling for this season's league title.
Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid are the only candidates for the title this season and Atletico's 0-0 draw at home to Barca means they have to be taken seriously as a rival to the 'big two'.
Many have said they believe Diego Simeone's men will fade away in the second half of the campaign as Cup and European commitments take their toll on a smaller squad, but Simeone has shown he is able to juggle his side when needed and get the best out of his players, who so far have shown few signs of weakness.
Meanwhile a rock solid defense means Atletico don't need to be as brilliant as their rivals at the back because they concede fewer goals.
There have been questions asked over Barca and it could be that under Tata Martino they lack some of the fluidity shown under Pep Guardiola and Tito Vilanova, but Barca have also gained in defensive strength and players such as Alexis Sanchez http://www.bostonbruinsteamstore.com/adidas-phil-esposito-jersey , Pedro Rodriguez and Cesc Fabrigas have shown they can play well even when Leo Messi is below his best.
Messi is back now and with Neymar adapting to life in Spain, Barca are still probably favorites for the title.
Real Madrid meanwhile have not really discovered a style under Carlo Ancelotti, but the firepower of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema has got them out of trouble, while Luka Modric is now showing what a good central midfielder he truly is.
As long as Ronaldo is fit and winning games, Real Madrid are contenders and have the advantage that Barca have to visit the Santiago Bernabeu.
The battle for the remaining places in Europe looks to be a struggle between just four clubs with Athletic Club Bilbao, Real Sociedad, Villarreal and Sevilla in the mix.
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