Amer Diab
Year: 2013
Nationality: Syria
Killed by: Military Officials
Location: Damascus, Syria
Press organization: Freelance
What's Amer Diab's story?
Diab was shot by government forces while covering clashes betweenthe rebel Free Syrian Army and Syrian government forces in the neighborhood ofAl-Otaiba, according to the Saudi-based news website Al-Sharq and the SyrianCenter for Human Rights. Diab, who was known locally as “Abu al-Majid al-Ghoutani,” was avideographer and reporter, who regularly filmed and reported on clashes in theDamascus suburb of Al-Ghouta al-Sharqiya. He also contributed reporting to the pro-oppositionTV channel Orient Newsand the Free Syrian Army TV channel Suri al-Hur (The FreeSyrian) and was the spokesman for the Media Office of Al-Ghoutaal-Sharqiya, the Marj Branch, according to the Media Office and Shaam News Network.
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