Syrian photojournalist killed while covering clashes in Sweida - Committee to Protect Journalists
COUNTRYSIDE NEAR SWEIDA, SYRIA, JUL 30 – Sari Majid Al-Shoufi was killed while reporting on sectarian clashes near Sweida, marking the first journalist death in Syria in 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
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With one hand on gun and the other on a camera, Syrian attackers killed Druze
The bloodshed in Syria’s Sweida province began on July 13 between local Druze militias and Bedouin tribal fighters; it worsened after the Syrian military was deployed to quell the clashes; at least 1,013 people, including 26 children, were killed, the Syrian Network for Human Rights claimed
Syrian photojournalist killed while covering clashes in Sweida - Committee to Protect Journalists
Sulaymaniyah, July 30, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists demands accountability in the killing of Suwayda 24 photojournalist Sari Majid Al-Shoufi, who went missing in the early hours of July 14, 2025, while covering armed clashes in the countryside near the southern Syrian city of Sweida. His death was confirmed on July 24 after several days of search efforts. “Sari Al-Shoufi risked his life to document critical events in a region of Syr…
While the murderous fighting between Druze and Bedouin has not resumed since 21 July, the inhabitants of Sueida province suffer from multiple shortages and denounce a siege imposed by the power of Damascus, which denies.
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