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Car bomb injures 13 in Saddam's home town
- 2008-08-26
TIKRIT, Iraq AFP — A car bomb in Tikrit, the central Iraq hometown of executed dictator Saddam Hussein, injured 13 people including four policemen on Tuesday, police said. The downtown explosion occurred at 7:30 am (0430GMT) next to the central health department, a police official said. Despite the...
Iraq suicide bomber kills five in car showroom
- 2008-08-23
KIRKUK, Iraq AFP — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a car dealership in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Saturday, killing at least five people and wounding nine, police said. The attack targeted a leader of a group fighting Al-Qaeda in the town of Khalis in...
Son of Iraq journalist shot dead by US forces
- 2008-07-24
KIRKUK, Iraq AFP — The son of a journalist at a popular weekly newspaper in northern Iraq was allegedly shot dead by US troops when his car appeared to veer wildly, local police said on Thursday. American soldiers shot dead Arkan Ali al-Nuaimi, 19, on Wednesday evening as he...
Iraqi general targeted as attacks kill 14
- 2008-07-09
MOSUL, Iraq AFP — At least 14 people were killed in bomb attacks on Wednesday, including a suicide bombing against an Iraqi general who escaped unharmed, the officer and security officials said. A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-filled car against the convoy of General Riyadh Jalal Tauffiq, the head...
At least 33 killed in Iraq bombings
- 2008-06-26
MOSUL, Iraq AFP — At least 33 people were killed in two massive bomb attacks in Iraq Thursday, among them 18 people who died when a car bomb ripped through the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi and US officials said. The US military said initial reports from Mosul indicated...
Head of Saddam's tribe slain in Iraq bomb attack
- 2008-06-10
TIKRIT, Iraq AFP — The head of the Sunni tribe of Saddam Hussein was killed in a bomb attack on Tuesday near the home village of the executed Iraqi dictator, police said. Sheikh Ali al-Nida and his driver were killed after insurgents planted a bomb in their car which...
Car bomb kills 35 in Iraqi city
- 2008-04-15
BAQUBA, Iraq AFP — A car bomb killed at least 35 people and wounded 64 on Tuesday when it ripped through a crowd outside a courthouse in the Iraqi city of Baquba, Iraqi officials said, updating an earlier toll. "At least 35 people were killed, including one woman and...
Iraq bombings, clashes kill 62
- 2008-04-15
BAGHDAD, April 15, 2008 AFP — A spate of bombings across Iraq and a fresh surge of fighting between Shiite militiamen and US forces in eastern Baghdad killed at least 62 people on Tuesday, Iraqi officials said. A car bomb outside a courthouse in the central city of Baquba,...
28 killed in surge of violence in Iraq
- 2008-04-14
BAGHDAD AFP — A surge of violence killed 28 people in the past 24 hours in Iraq, among them 12 members of the Kurdish peshmerga forces who died in a bomb blast near the Syrian border, officials said on Monday. The country's north bore the brunt of the violence,...
19 killed in Iraq car bombing
- 2008-02-10
TIKRIT, Iraq AFP — A suicide car bombing killed 19 people and wounded 29 others as it ripped through a market place in a village in central Iraq on Sunday, police said. The blast occurred in the village of Yathreb near Balad, about 75 kilometres (45 miles) north of...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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