The independent Iraki newsagency Aswat Al Iraq is 4 years old
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Baghdad, Nov 21, (VOI) - The independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI) entered its 4th year today, confident to continue its steps in boosting the independent information in Iraq.
These steps could not be achieved without sincere efforts exerted by our correspondents spread throughout Iraq, who provide the agency with the up-to-date information in a country where journalists and reporters are exposed to a great danger.
Last year was the toughest in the history of VOI as we lost three of our correspondents, who died while on duty: Nezar Abdul Wahid al-Radi, VOI correspondent in Missan, was killed on May 30, our correspondent in Ninewa Sahar Hussein al-Haydari was killed on Wednesday June 7 in the city of Mosul, and five days later and while still mourning al-Haydari, we suddenly lost our active correspondent in Diala, Aref Ali, on Monday June 12.
They were killed while performing their duty.
With their sacrifices we remind ourselves of the huge responsibility on our shoulders and thus the need to continue our hard work with complete professionalism, impartiality, and independence.
We hail our colleagues from the first leading group, who launched the VOI as well as other reporters and editors, who left VOI for different circumstances after performing their duty.
We will always consider VOI to be a home for those who contributed in making VOI one of the leading Iraqi news agencies.
The VOI Editorial Board
