May 21, 2013
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Description
Al Iraqiya is a satellite and terrestrial public broadcaster and television network in Iraq that was set up after the fall of Sadaam Hussein. It is an Arabic language network that serves upwards of 85% of Iraq's population, and is viewed by a significant percentage.
The channel began under the name IMN as part of the Iraqi Media Network project undertaken. The Science Applications International Corporation was the contractor for this Defense Department project.
Included in the programming is the very aggressive Political Actuality program “Burning Issues” that tackles the very sensitive subject of Terrorism in Iraq, hosting both the victims and the arrested/convicted perpetrators.
On May 31, 2006, Ali Jaafar a sports anchorman for Iraqi state television was gunned down in Baghdad.
(via Freebase)
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![Iraqis hold anti-terror rally, demand retribution for victims [Al-Iraqiya TV, Iraq]](/images/image_cache/base-5141000/5141142/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=fde324e42b887e4ee9ca649efd726684)
![Iraqis rally for national unity as government faces no-confidence vote [Al-Iraqiya TV, Iraq]](/images/image_cache/base-4959000/4959067/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=5d8c01f850d6e15fc6023426eb99ca31)
![Legal expert: Interpol member countries obligated to hand over al-Hashemi [Al-Iraqiya TV, Iraq]](/images/image_cache/base-4174000/4174184/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=29e49789c71e3116168b1a758624a7ef)
![Iraq and Kuwait sign bilateral cooperation agreement [Al-Iraqiya TV, Iraq]](/images/image_cache/base-3854000/3854721/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=e7add9d68515fa61ee2b4173814e50ad)
![Iraq to compensate victims of terrorism and military errors [Al-Iraqiya TV, Iraq]](/images/image_cache/base-3036000/3036208/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=1fa99be1c07da5eda329c4a1a0ed3271)
![UN report: land mines affect 1.5 million Iraqis [Al-Iraqiya TV, Iraq]](/images/image_cache/base-2881000/2881953/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=37cae6873c2247764b3b758393adea3b)
![A look back at the 1991 Shaaban uprising in Iraq [Al-Iraqiya TV, Iraq]](/images/image_cache/base-1425000/1425949/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=47a04ce17e80da59176c4481708873e1)
![Iraq seeks to enhance military capabilities after US withdrawal [Al-Iraqiya TV, Iraq]](/images/image_cache/base-1316000/1316413/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=127ad72827b8082796e0417d31ac632c)
![Iraqi government places death toll at nearly 70,000 since 2004 [Al-Iraqiya TV, Iraq]](/images/image_cache/base-1282000/1282469/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=fa48d00354c4b70a775e06508020e042 "Residents carry the coffin of a victim, who was killed in a bomb attack, during the funeral in Zaafaraniya neighbourhood in Baghdad January 27, 2012: REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani")
![Iraqi women's rights activists outraged at government-imposed dress code [Al-Iraqiya TV, Iraq]](/images/image_cache/base-710000/710650/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=e07d4cbebff439107429c75c6501a71c)
