Youssef Younis
Year: 2013
Nationality: Syria
Killed by: Military Officials
Location: Damascus, Syria
Press organization: Freelance
What's Youssef Younis's story?
Younis was shot while covering clashes between the rebelFree Syrian Army and government forces in the Damascus suburb of Sidi Meqdad,according to oppositionnews reports and the Beirut-based watchdog the Samir Kassir Foundation(SKeyes). Younis had traveled with the rebel forces to cover an attack againstgovernment forces who were occupying several buildings in the neighborhood, thereports said. Younis, 24, who was popularly known as “Abu Mujahid,” was a photographer and videographerwho regularly filmed clashes between the rebels and government forces. He hadstudied economics at Damascus University, but left school in 2011 to cover theSyrian uprising as a citizen journalist. Younis was a contributor to Lens Young Dimashqi, a collective of citizenphotographers in Damascus and its suburbs. Younis’ workfor the collective has been picked up by several regionaloutlets,including the LebaneseEnglish-language Daily Star. Younis also helped found the local Coordination Committeefor the Syrian Revolution in Babbila, and often contributed to its Facebook page and YouTube Channel.
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