Iraq
AP photographer released from U.S. custodyPosted Apr 28 2008
Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein was released from U.S. custody April 16. Hussein, an Iraqi, was seized April 12, 2006, on suspicion of aiding insurgents.
At the time, the Anbar province where he was arrested was threatened by a Sunni Arab insurgency, Reuters reports. Hussein was suspected of possessing bomb-making materials and agreeing to photograph insurgent explosions aimed at security officials, according to a U.S. military statement. The U.S. military released Hussein after reviewing the status of his case and deciding he no longer posed a security threat.
Hussein was based in Fallujah and one of his photos was part of an AP photo package that won a 2005 Pulitzer Prize award.
Eight other journalists are being detained by U.S. forces in Iraq, according to estimates by The Committee to Protect Journalists.