Endangering the Media
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Incident : JO_0031

An alleged attack resulted in the killing of the cameraman of Al-Masirah TV, Safir Al-Shami, during a media coverage in the Khub Washa`f District in Al-Jawf Governorate on May 1, 2018

Fri Jan 05 2018Jawf
Summary:

Several sources on news sites, Twitter and a source on Facebook claimed the killing of Al-Masirah TV cameraman, Safir Al-Shami, during media coverage in the Khub Washa`f district in Al-Jawf governorate. A source on Twitter claimed that Saphir al-Shami was killed by airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition warplanes during media coverage in Al-Jawf governorate.

Alleged perpetrator:

Saudi-led coalition

Area of control:

Houthis Rebel movement

Delivery method:

Air strike

Weapons used:

Air strike

Casualties:

True

Direct hit:

Unknown

Double tap:

false

Multiple targeted strikes:

false

Remote location:

false

Established pre-conflict:

Observations:

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