Iraqi journalist Ahmed Hajr Oglo died on Oct. 21, 2016 while covering clashes between security forces and Islamic State group militants in Kirkuk that erupted when dozens of militants launched a raid on the city. Oglo was covering the clashes when a sniper’s bullet pierced his chest, killing him.
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