There are formidable risks in trying to cover this conflict. Large swaths of the country are simply too dangerous to cover.
It again reinforces Iraq's status as the most dangerous place in the world to work as a journalist today.
It's a fresh reminder of just how dangerous it is for all journalists. Whether they are Iraqis or foreign, independent or embedded, the dangers do not discriminate.
In our estimation, Iraq remains the most dangerous assignment for journalists today.