Radio IQK
July 4, 2009, in Mogadishu, Somalia
Yusuf, 22, was killed at 8 a.m. after presenting the morning news on Radio IQK near Afarta Jardin in northern Mogadishu. According to local journalists, Yusuf was hit twice in the stomach by stray bullets and lay on the roadside for roughly three hours. Heavy gunfire prevented anyone from reaching him for about three hours, the National Union of Somali Journalists reported. Yusuf was eventually taken to Medina Hospital but died due to blood loss before he could be saved.
Yusuf worked at Radio IQK, a private radio station also referred to as Holy Quran Radio, for three years as a reporter, presenter, and occasionally as a producer, the union reported.
He is survived by his wife and three children.
Medium: Radio
Job: Broadcast Reporter
Beats Covered: Politics
Gender: Male
Local or Foreign: Local
Freelance: No
Type of Death: Crossfire/Combat-Related
Suspected Source of Fire: Political Group
