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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