Endangering the Media
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Incident : JO_0051

An alleged attack resulted in the killing of Abdullah Ahmad Al-Kabsi, cameraman for Al-Masirah TV, while covering the clashes in Taiz governorate on August 17, 2015

Mon Aug 17 2015Taiz
Summary:

Sources on news sites claimed that Abdullah Ahmad Al-Kabsi, a cameraman for Al-Masirah TV, was killed while covering the clashes between forces affiliated with the Ansar Allah movement “Houthis” and forces loyal to the Saudi-led coalition forcesin Taiz governorate.

Alleged perpetrator:

Saudi-led coalition

Area of control:

Disputed areas

Delivery method:

Unknown delivery method

Weapons used:

Unknown delivery method

Casualties:

True

Direct hit:

Unknown

Double tap:

false

Multiple targeted strikes:

false

Remote location:

false

Established pre-conflict:

Observations:

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