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Molhem Barakat


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Molhem Barakat (8 March 1995, Aleppo – 20 December 2013, Aleppo) was a Syrian child photojournalist who covered the Syrian Civil War for Reuters. He was killed in 2013 during the (ongoing) Battle of Aleppo.

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Career

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Barakat began working as a photojournalist for the Reuters news agency in May 2013. His age in December of that year is quoted as 17 or 18, possibly making him a minor at the time.

Death

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Barakat was killed on 20 December 2013 during the battle to control the al-Kindi Hospital in Aleppo, alongside his brother, a Syrian rebel. Reuters was widely criticized for sending an "inexperienced teenager" into a war zone. A photograph of Barakat's bloodstained camera was distributed by the Aleppo Media Center.


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Molhem Barakat Wikipedia
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