Ali Shafeya Al-Moussawi (Arabic علي شفيع الموسوي) (December 16, 1984 – December 14, 2007, Baghdad, Iraq) was a special correspondent for the online independent news service Alive in Baghdad. He was killed in his home in Baghdad's Habibya neighborhood (part of the Sadr City district) during a raid by Iraqi National Guard forces. The official report said he was struck between the chest and the head by 31 bullets and died instantly of his wounds. He is survived by his mother and sister, refugees in Damascus, Syria. He is predeceased by his brothers, killed on October 24, 2005 in the Firdos Square bombing, and his father, who was kidnapped and found dead.

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Iraqi Web reporter found dead in Baghdad - International Herald Tribune, December 19, 2007

Journalist Gunned Down at Home - statement from the Committee to Protect Journalists, December 18, 2007

Murdered Iraqi Journalist Had 31 Wounds - Guardian Unlimited, December 17, 2007

Iraqi Journalist Killed at Home - CNET

Ali Shafeya Killed at Home - Alive in Baghdad

Ali Shafeya has been killed - Committee to Protect Bloggers

Call for probe into disturbing circumstances of video reporter’s death - statement from Reporters Without Borders, December 19, 2007