The Journalists Syndicate branch in Babylon announced today, Saturday, that the leading journalist, Ali Al-Yasari Al-Taie, died late Friday evening, in a traffic accident in Sadat Al-Hindiya district, north of Hilla.
The Director of the Syndicate's branch, Youssef Al-Jamal, said, "Al-Yasari died late Friday evening in a traffic accident in Al-Hindiya district, north of Hilla, while he was returning to his home.
He added that Al-Yasari is a member of the Journalists Syndicate and had previously worked as a correspondent for Al-Ghadeer and Al-Itijah channels and in several news agencies before he fell ill and retired, indicating that the Syndicate extended its sincere condolences to the Babylonian press family on his death.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency