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Véronique Robert
Stéphane Villeneuve
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Iraq
Veteran war reporter Véronique Robert and videographer Stéphane Villeneuve were traveling with Iraqi Special Forces in Mosul on June 19, 2017, when an improvised explosive device killed both journalists and their Iraqi liaison, Bakhtiyar Haddad. They were covering a battle with Islamic State terrorists for a program to air on France 2 public broadcasting when the blast occurred. Robert, 54, died of her injuries in Paris on June 24. She had previously reported from Afghanistan and Kosovo. Villeneuve, 48, died a day after the blast. He had covered conflicts in Syria and Libya. |