Anbar Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

An Iraqi flag on August 30, 2017. Al-Anbar authorities on November 17, 2017, ordered a television station to close its regional offices on the grounds that they violated Iraqi licensing agreements. (AP/Sam McNeil)

Iraq’s Al-Anbar Governor orders TV station to close

December 18, 2017 4:00 PM EST

Beirut, December 18, 2017–The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Iraqi regional authorities to reverse their decision to close the independent TV satellite channel Al-Sharqiya’s Al-Anbar offices, and allow the channel to operate freely in the area.

Iraqi journalist killed by bomb in Anbar province

January 21, 2014 2:26 PM EST

New York, January 21, 2014–An Iraqi journalist was killed by a roadside bomb in Anbar province on Monday, according to news reports. Firas Mohammed Attiyah, a correspondent, had been reporting on ongoing clashes in the province for the local Fallujah TV station, the reports said.