Freelance journalist al-Ahmadi, 57, was gunned down in
front of his home in eastern Mosul as he left for work, according to news reports. Colleagues told the local press
freedom group Journalistic Freedoms Observatory and local media that al-Ahmadi
was a well-known writer in Mosul and that much of his writing, which appeared
in a number of publications, focused on financial and administrative
corruption.