Journalists Killed in 1997 - Motive Confirmed: Ishmael Jalloh
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Date:
January 1998
Freelancer
June 3, 1997, in Allentown, Sierra Leone
Jalloh, a freelance reporter for the independent newspapers Punch, Storm, and Vision, was killed while covering the battle at Allentown of the combined battalion of the Revolutionary United Front and Sierra Leone Armed Forces Revolutionary Council with Nigerian soldiers of the West African peace monitoring force, ECOMOG.
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| Job: | Print Reporter |
| Beats Covered: | War |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | Yes |
| Type of Death: | Crossfire/Combat-Related |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Military Officials |
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