The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders, an international press freedom organisation, said in reaction, "The security situation is becoming more and more alarming for the press in Iraq.
ðə pˈæɹɪsbˈeɪst ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚz wɪðˌaʊt bˈoːɹdɚz, ɐn ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl pɹˈɛs fɹˈiːdəm ˌɔːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃən, sˈɛd ɪn ɹɪˈækʃən, "ðə sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən ɪz bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ mˈoːɹ ænd mˈoːɹ ɐlˈɑːɹmɪŋ fɚðə pɹˈɛs ɪn ɪɹˈæk.