Ibrahim Al-Omar
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Ibrahim Al-Omar | |
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| Born | ca. 1978 Syria |
| Died | July 11, 2016 (aged 38) Northern Syrian Town of Tarmanin, Idlib, Syria |
| Cause of death | A Russian air raid |
| Citizenship | Syrian |
| Occupation | Camera Operator |
| Employer | Al-Jazeera Mubasher live feed news channel operated by Qatar-based Al-Jazeera. |
Ibrahim Al-Omar (ca. 1978 – July 11, 2016), was a Syrian journalist and camera operator for Al Jazeera in Idlib, Syria, who was killed during the Syrian Civil War.[1][2]
Career
He worked as a journalist for Al Jazeera Mubasher news network.[5]
Death
Ibrahim Al-Omar died while covering a Russian airstrike in a northwestern city called Tarmmanin north of Idlib, Syria. The area was attacked by missiles fired from Russian aircraft. Al-Omar was covering the aftermath of the Russian airstrike when another one hit his location and killed him.[6][7] As a result of the same Russian mission, two others were killed south of Idlib in Ihsem, while another five were killed elsewhere in the providence.[8][9]
Context
The Syrian Civil War is an armed conflict between Bashar al-Assad and the opposition in Syria. At that moment, Russia was involved in the conflict in partnership with the Bashar al-Assad regime. The Russian air attacks had been an ongoing operation.[10]
Impact
Syrian citizens have been reporting what was happening on the ground during the war as the situation became dangerous. Ibrahim Al-Omar was one of the few who have actually been hired by a news channel. Another Syrian reporter working for Al Jazeera, Zakaria Ibrahim, was killed one year before him in Homs.[7][8][9][11] At the time, six Al Jazeera journalists had been killed during the Syrian Civil War.[8]