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The journalists killed during the Syrian Civil War refers to the foreign war correspondents, Syrian professional journalists (including those who work for pro-government media outlets), and Syrian citizen journalists (including those who work for opposition forces) killed since the beginning of the civil war in 2011 and who have died as a result of their reporting. Also included in a separate form are those journalists whose whereabouts are unknown or whose disappearance is a result of their reporting and the period of their disappearance, including those cases where it is unknown as to whether or not they are casualties.

The Doha Centre for Media Freedom has documented 110 professional or citizen journalists who have died during the Syrian civil war.[1] The Syrian Journalists' Association has documented 153 journalists killed since the uprising and throughout the civil war, and 15 in March 2013.[2][3] As of March 2013, the United Nations estimated that 70,000 people have been killed during the Syrian civil war.[2]

Professional or citizen journalists/media activists killed in Syria[]

Date Name Location Notes Refs
January 31, 2015 Kenji Goto Jogo Unknown (ISIL) Japanese freelance video journalist [4]
September 25, 2014 Unidentified member of Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently Raqqa Name withheld for security reasons; date is reported date [5]
September 10, 2014 Mohamed Al Qasim Idlib Reporter for Syrian radio station Rozana [6]
September 2, 2014 Steven Joel Sotloff Unknown (ISIL) American freelance photographer [7]
August 19, 2014 James Wright Foley Unknown (ISIL) American freelance photographer [8]
May 27, 2013 Yara Abbas Homs (Dabaa airport) Reporter for Syrian News Channel (al-Ikhbariyah) [9]
April 1, 2013 Abdul Raheem Kour Hassan Damascus Radio director for Watan FM [10]
March 15, 2013 Ahmed Khaled Shehadeh Damascus (Daraya) Editor-in-chief at the newspaper Anab Balady [1]
March 10, 2013 Ghaith Abd al-Jawad Damascus Citizen journalist working for the Qaboun Media Center [11]
March 10, 2013 Amr Badir al-Deen Junaid (aka Abu Ameer) Damascus Citizen journalist working for the Qaboun Media Center [12]
March 3, 2013 Walid Jamil Amira Damascus Citizen journalist working for the Jobar Media Center [13]
February 25, 2013 Wael Abdul Aziz Homs (Baba Amr) Citizen journalist [1]
February 24, 2013 Olivier Voisin Idlib Governorate (wounded in Syria and died in Turkey) French freelance photographer; injured near Idlib, died in Turkey [14]
February 19, 2013 Adnan Abu Abdo Daraa Citizen journalist [1]
February 17, 2013 Mohamed Mohamed Damascus Citizen journalist [1]
February 17, 2013 Mohammed Saeed Al-Hamwi Damascus (Qaboun) Citizen journalist [1]
February 15, 2013 Yousef Adel Bakri Aleppo Citizen journalist with the Aleppo News Network [1]
February 12, 2013 Hamada Abdel-Salam Al-Khatib Homs Citizen journalist [1]
February 11, 2013 Zaid Abu Obeida Damascus Citizen journalist [1]
February 6, 2013 Mohammed Kurdi Damascus Citizen journalist [1]
February 3, 2013 Abdul Latif Khalil Khuder Damascus Citizen journalist [1]
February 2, 2013 Nabil Al-Nabulsi Daraa Izra Citizen journalist [1]
January 24, 2013 Mohamed Abd Al-Rahman Damascus Sports journalist for pro-government news website Syria News [15][16]
January 18, 2013 Mohammed al-Masalmeh, a.k.a. Mohamed al-Hourani Basri Al-Hariri, Daraa Governorate Al Jazeera TV reporter [17][18][19]
January 18, 2013 Amjed Al-Sayoufi Saqba (east of Damascus) Citizen journalist [16][19]
January 18, 2013 Hossein Al-Qadri Saqba (east of Damascus) Citizen journalist [16]
January 17, 2013 Yves Debay (French Belgian) Aleppo Assaut (French magazine) (founder and journalist) [17][19][20]
January 15, 2013 Ahmed Assaad Al-Shahab Homs Citizen journalist who was executed in a beheading by Syrian forces [16][19]
January 13, 2013 Bassem Fawaz Al-Za'bi Tafas (near Deraa) Citizen journalist [16][19]
January 4, 2013 Suhail Mahmoud Al-Ali Damascus or Aleppo Addounia TV [21][21][22][23][24]
December 22, 2012 Haidar Smoudi (also transliterated al-Sumudi) Damascus Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) [1][25]
December 12, 2012 Anmar Yassin Mohammad Damascus (Mezzeh) pro-gov Syrian News Center [26][27]
December 6, 2012 Mohamed Khair Sheikh Qwaider Arbin (east of Damascus) Citizen journalist [1]
December 4, 2012 Naji Assaad Damascus (Tadamon) Tishreen [28]
November 30, 2012 Marwan Hamid Charbaji Damascus (Daraya) Citizen journalist [1]
November 29, 2012 Mohammad Koraytem Damascus (Daraya) Citizen journalist [1]
November 25, 2012 Mohamed al-Khal Deir ez-Zor Shaam News Network [29]
November 21, 2012 Basel Tawfiq Yussif Damascus (Tadamon) Journalist for Syria's Public Authority for Radio and Television (Syrian state TV) [29][30][31]
November 20, 2012 Huzan Abdul Halim Mahmoud Al-Hasaka (Ras al-Ayn) Citizen journalist [1]
November 19, 2012 Mohammed Al-Zaheer Al-Naimi Damasacus (Al-Bouaida) Citizen journalist [1]
November 18, 2012 Mohammed Al-Khalid Aleppo Media activist executed by the Free Syria Army [1]
November 17, 2012 Abdullah Hassan Kaaka Unknown Citizen journalist tortured by the government [1]
November 16, 2012 Mustafa Kerman Aleppo Citizen journalist [1]
November 5, 2012 Samer Khrayshi Arbin (east of Damascus) Citizen journalist [1]
November 2, 2012 Hassan Haidar Al Sheikh Hammoud Homs Citizen journalist [1]
November 1, 2012 Mohammad Khalil Al-Wakaa Deir ez-Zor Citizen journalist [1]
October 23, 2012 Anas Al-Ahmed Unknown Citizen journalist [1][32]
October 20, 2012 Omar Abdul Razik Lattouf (uncle) Aleppo Citizen journalist [1]
October 20, 2012 Mohammed Jumaa Abdul Karim Lattouf (nephew) Aleppo Citizen journalist [1]
October 10, 2012 Mohammad Al-Ashram Deir ez-Zor Syrian News Channel (Al-Ikhbariyah TV) [33]
October 3, 2012 Mona Bakkour Aleppo (Saadallah Al-Jabri Square) Thawra [1]
October 2, 2012 Ahmed Ali Saada Damascus Citizen journalist and worked for the Syrian National Council [1]
September 27, 2012 Mohamad Fayad Askar Deir ez-Zor (Al Kousour) Citizen journalist [1]
September 26, 2012 Abdul Aziz Ragheb Al-Sheikh Deir ez-Zor (Al Jabla) Citizen journalist for Shaam News Network [1]
September 19, 2012 Abdul Kareem Al Okdah Hama Citizen journalist for Shaam News Network [1]
September 9, 2012 Tamer Al-Awam Aleppo Freelance filmmaker [34]
September 6, 2012 Anas Al-Abdullah Damascus Citizen journalist [1]
September 6, 2012 Tahseen Al-Toum Damascus Citizen journalist [1]
September 6, 2012 Nawaf Al-Hindi Damascus Citizen journalist [1]
September 4, 2012 Mohamed Badeer Al-Qasim Homs Citizen journalist who started a media center in Deir ez-Zor [1]
August 22, 2012 Maya Nasser Damascus Press TV (Iran) [35]
August 22, 2012 Omar Hamed al Zanil (also transliterated Omar Al Hamed Al-Zamel) Al-Hirak, Izra' District, Daraa Governorate Citizen journalist [1][36]
August 22, 2012 Musab al-Odallah Naher Aisha, Damascus Tishreen [36][37][38][39][40]
August 20, 2012 Mika Yamamoto (Japanese) Aleppo Japan Press [41][42]
August 11, 2012 Ali Abbas Jdaidet Artouz (town), southwest of Damascus Journalist for SANA who was killed at his home [43][44][45][46]
August 11, 2012 Bara'a Yusuf al-Bushi Al-Tall Citizen journalist [43][45]
August 10, 2012 Hatem Abu Yehya Al-Tall Syrian News Channel (Al-Ikhbariyah TV) [43][47][48]
August 3, 2012 Mohammed al-Saeed Jdaidet Artouz, southwest of Damascus SANA TV presenter who was kidnapped and executed [43][44][49]
August 3, 2012 Ahmad Salam Damascus Citizen journalist [1]
August 3, 2012 Zuhair Muhammed Al-Shaher Deir ez-Zor Citizen journalist [1]
July 22, 2012 Mahmoud Sudqi Idlib Governorate Citizen journalist [50]
July 19, 2012 Mohamed al-Husni Al-Qusayr, Homs Governorate Citizen journalist and director of the Media Centre in Al Qusour [1][51]
July 18, 2012 Ali Juburi al-Kaabi (Iraqi) Damascus Al Roaa (Iraq) [52][53]
July 18, 2012 Falah Taha (Iraqi) Damascus Al Roaa (Iraq) [52][53]
July 12, 2012 Ihsan al Buni (also transliterated Ihssan Al-Binni) Damascus (Daraya) Al-Thawra [1][54][55]
July 4, 2012 Suhaib Dib Damascus Citizen journalist [56][57]
July 4, 2012 Alaa Umar Jumaa Kansaba Citizen journalist [58]
July 2, 2012 Mohamed Hamdo Hallaq Azaz (near Aleppo) Citizen journalist [56][57]
June 28, 2012 Mohammed Ali Al Haymad Damascus (Daraya) Citizen journalist [1]
June 28, 2012 Samer Khalil Al-Sataleh (Al-Salta), aka Abou Yasser Damscus (Douma) Citizen journalist [1][56][57]
June 27, 2012 Mohammad Shamma Damascus (Drousha) Syrian News Channel (Al-Ikhbariyah TV) [59][60]
June 27, 2012 Zaid Kahel Damascus (Drousha) Syrian News Channel (Al-Ikhbariyah TV) [59][61]
June 27, 2012 Sami Abu Amin Damascus (Drousha) Syrian News Channel (Al-Ikhbariyah TV) [59][61]
June 26, 2012 Wael Omar Barad Jarjaraz Citizen journalist [1]
June 25, 2012 Ghias Khaled Al-Hmouria Damscus (Douma) Citizen journalist [56][57]
June 21, 2012 Hamza Mahmoud Othman Homs Citizen journalist [1][62]
June 21, 2012 Omar Al-Ghantawi Homs Citizen journalist [56][57]
June 16, 2012 Ahmed Hamada Homs (Baba Amr) Citizen journalist [63]
June 15, 2012 Bassim Barakat Darwish Al-Rastan, Homs Governorate Citizen journalist & founder of the Rastan Media Center [64]
June 13, 2012 Ayham Youssef Al Hariri Houran Citizen journalist [1]
June 10, 2012 Khaled Al-Bakir (Al-Bakr) Al-Qusayr, Homs Governorate Citizen journalist & founder of Alaasi Revolution News Network [63][65][66]
May 31, 2012 Abdulhameed Idriss Matar Al-Qusayr, Homs Governorate Citizen journalist [1]
May 28, 2012 Bassel Shehadeh Homs Citizen journalist [67][68][69]
May 28, 2012 Ahmed Al Assam Homs Citizen journalist [69][70]
May 27, 2012 Ammar Mohamed Zado (also transliterated Amar Mohamed Souheil Zada) Damascus (Al-Midan) director of Shaam News Network [1][69][71][72]
May 27, 2012 Ahmed Adnan Al-Ashlaq Damascus (Al-Midan) Shaam News Network [69][71][73]
May 27, 2012 Lawrence Fahmy Al-Naimi Damascus (Al-Midan) Shaam News Network [69][71][74]
May 17, 2012 Hasan Azhari Lattakia Citizen journalist who was arrested, tortured, and killed in Damascus at The Military Security prison (Branch 215) [1]
May 4, 2012 Abdul Ghani Kaakeh Aleppo (Salah Al-Din) Citizen journalist [75][76][77]
April 17, 2012 Khaled Mahmoud Kabbisho Idlib Citizen journalist [69][78][79]
April 17, 2012 Alaa al-Din Hassan al-Douri Hama Governorate Citizen journalist [69][78][79]
April 14, 2012 Sameer Shalab al-Sham Homs Citizen journalist [69][79][80]
April 14, 2012 Ahmed Abdollah Fakhriyeh Dumeir (northeast of Damascus), Rif Dimashq Governorate Citizen journalist [69][79]
April 6, 2012 Anas Al-Houlani Homs Citizen journalist [1]
March 29, 2012 Ahmed Mohamed Djibril Idlib Citizen journalist who was 17 years old at the time he was shot and killed [1][81]
March 26, 2012 Walid Bledi (Algerian/British) Darkush (near the Turkish border) U.K. freelance journalist [82][83][84][85][86]
March 26, 2012 Naseem Intriri (Algerian/French) Darkush (near the Turkish border) U.K. freelance journalist [82][83][84][85][86]
March 26, 2012 Jawan Mohammed Qatna Al-Hasakeh (Ad Darbasiyah) Kidnapped (Kurdish) citizen journalist for Free Derbassiyeh Coordination Committee whose body was later discovered [82][86]
March 9, 2012 Amr Kaaka Doma (near Damascus) Citizen journalist [1]
February 24, 2012 Abdullah Khaled Awad Al-Qusayr, Homs Governorate Citizen journalist [1]
February 24, 2012 Anas al-Tarsha Homs (Qarabees) Citizen journalist [69][87]
February 22, 2012 Remi Ochlik (French) Homs French freelance photographer for IP3 Press photo agency [88][89][90]
February 22, 2012 Marie Colvin (American) Homs The Sunday Times (UK) [88][91][92][93]
February 21, 2012 Rami al-Sayed Homs (Baba Amr) Citizen journalist [69][94][95][96]
February 7, 2012 Mazhar Tayyara (also transliterated Madhar Amr Tayara) Homs Freelance journalist for Agence France-Presse (France), The Guardian (UK), Die Welt (Germany) [97][98][99][100][101]
February 5, 2012 Saleh Samih Murjan Karm Zeitun (near Homs) Citizen journalist [1]
January 27, 2012 Usama Burhan Idriss Homs (Inshaatt) Citizen journalist [1]
January 11, 2012 Gilles Jacquier (French) Homs France 2 [102][103][104][105]
January 2, 2012 Shoukri Ahmed Ratib Abu Bourghoul (also transliterated Shukri Ratib Abu Burghol) Damascus (Daraya) al-Thawra (daily) and Radio Damas [106][107][108][109]
December 28, 2011 Muawiya Ibrahim Ayoub Al-Rastan, Homs Governorate Citizen journalist [1]
December 27, 2011 Muatassim Al-Saleh Hama Citizen journalist [1]
December 27, 2011 Basil al-Sayed Homs (Baba Amr) Citizen journalist/videographer [110][111]
December 21, 2011 Rami Ismail Iqbal a Syrian prison Citizen journalist [1][62]
December 15, 2011 Bilal Jibss Idlib (Kafr Tkharam) Citizen journalist [1]
December 15, 2011 Hamza Khalid Amer Shamseen (near Homs) Citizen journalist [1]
December 6, 2011 Firas Barshan Homs Citizen journalist [1]
November 26, 2011 Nizar Adnan Humsa Homs (Al Bayada) Citizen journalist who died while in custody of the Syrian intelligence agency [1]
November 20, 2011 Ferzat Jarban Al-Qusayr, Homs Governorate Freelance TV camera operator [112][113][114]
May 5, 2011 Ahmed Souleymane Daheek Homs Citizen journalist [1]

Professional or citizen journalists/media activists killed outside of Syria[]

Date Name Location Notes Refs
September 17, 2012 Unknown journalist killed (Unknown nationality) Arsal, Lebanon Journalist killed by missiles fired from a Syrian jet. [115][116]
April 9, 2012 Ali Shaaban (Lebanese) Wadi Khaled, Lebanon (a border town) Camera operator for Al-Jadeed television. [117][118]

Professional journalists who died from other circumstances[]

Date Name Location Notes Refs
February 16, 2012 Anthony Shadid (American) Syrian-Turkish border An award winning New York Times reporter who died from an asthma attack while reporting in Syria. [119][120]

Professional journalists and citizen journalists/media activists who were missing and then freed[]

Date Name Location Notes Refs
29 April 2011 - 18 May 2011 Dorothy Parvaz Damascus Al Jazeera. She carries Iranian, Canadian and U.S. passports. [121][122]
13 December 2012 - 17 December 2012 Richard Engel Ma’arrat Misrin NBC TV. American TV reporter, producer, camera operator, and two crew were abducted after an ambush and held captive for 5 days until rebels freed the team from the group of Syrian loyalists known Shabiha. [123]

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