Mona al-Bakkour
Year: 2012
Nationality: Syria
Killed by:
Location: Aleppo, Syria
Press organization: Al-Thawra and Syria al-Qalaa
What's Mona al-Bakkour's story?
Mona al-Bakkour, a reporter for the state-owned daily Al-Thawraand editor-in-chief of the pro-government news website Syria al-Qalaa,was killed by an explosion in Saadallah al-Jabri Square in the besiegednorthern city of Aleppo, close to where she was reporting, according to local news reports. Al-Bakkour was reporting for Al-Thawra on theconflict in Aleppo, and was staying in a hotel overlooking the square at thetime of the explosion, news reportssaid. Over the past several months, Aleppo has experienced heavy fightingbetween government forces and the rebel Free Syrian Army, according to newsreports.
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