Frédéric Nérac
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Frédéric Nérac is a French
journalist
, reported missing in Iraq
from 22 March 2003. On 21 October 2005 he was officially declared dead, though no body has been found.
Frédéric Nérac was covering the Invasion of Iraq for the UK-based ITN television network as an independent journalist, as opposed to journalists "embedded" with US or UK military units.
On 22 March 2003, in Bassora, two vehicles of ITN were taken in a cross-fire between US and Iraqi forces. One of the vehicles, carrying Terry Lloyd
and Daniel Demoustier, was destroyed. The second vehicle, carrying Nérac, apparently managed to escape to cover, and disappeared. British forces and French officials investigated the area; US authorities were reported to be unhelpful in the search.
On 21 October 2005, Nérac was declared dead by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In 2006, citing an anonymous diplomatic source, Georges Malbrunot
said that he believes Nérac was executed by Ba'athists and buried in the Az Zubayr
cemetery.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, reported missing in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
from 22 March 2003. On 21 October 2005 he was officially declared dead, though no body has been found.
Frédéric Nérac was covering the Invasion of Iraq for the UK-based ITN television network as an independent journalist, as opposed to journalists "embedded" with US or UK military units.
On 22 March 2003, in Bassora, two vehicles of ITN were taken in a cross-fire between US and Iraqi forces. One of the vehicles, carrying Terry Lloyd
Terry Lloyd
Terence Ellis Lloyd was a British television journalist well-known for his reporting from the Middle East. He was killed by U.S. troops while covering the 2003 invasion of Iraq for ITN...
and Daniel Demoustier, was destroyed. The second vehicle, carrying Nérac, apparently managed to escape to cover, and disappeared. British forces and French officials investigated the area; US authorities were reported to be unhelpful in the search.
On 21 October 2005, Nérac was declared dead by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In 2006, citing an anonymous diplomatic source, Georges Malbrunot
Georges Malbrunot
George Malbrunot is a French journalist working for Le Figaro who, along with Christian Chesnot and their Syrian driver Muhammed al-Jundi, was taken hostage on August 20, 2004, by the Islamic Army in Iraq. This group gave the French government a 48-hour deadline to repeal its law against girls...
said that he believes Nérac was executed by Ba'athists and buried in the Az Zubayr
Az Zubayr
Az Zubayr is a town in Basra Governorate in Iraq. It has a population of around 90,000.The name is also sometimes written Az Zubair, Zubair, Zoubair, El Zubair, or Zobier.-Early history:...
cemetery.
External links
Web site about the disappearance of Frédéric Nérac (Photographs)- Eighteen months after Fred Nérac went missing in Iraq, Reporters Without Borders urges the UK to hand its inquiry report to the family and French authorities, Reporters sans frontières.
- Two Missing ITV Journalists Were Killed By US Troops, by Tom Newton Dunn , The Mirror.
- Incident Account by Daniel Demoustier