Revolutionaries of Daraa Al-Muhata â€" Tariq Al-Sadd
August 20, 2013, in Daraa, Syria

Al-Musalama was killed while filming clashes in the southern Syrian town of Daraa, according to the Syrian Journalists Association and local news reports.

Abo Kasem, a member of the group Revolutionaries of Daraa Al-Muhata-Tariq al-Sadd, told CPJ that al-Musalama filmed local events and clashes in the city for the group's Facebook page and YouTube channel.

The group's YouTube channel has garnered nearly 400,000 views since its founding in October 2011 and includes coverage of video footage of events around the city of Daraa. Its videos have been used by local news outlets, including the opposition network Ugarit News. The group is also a member of the umbrella organization Consolidated Media Assembly, which coordinates opposition media in the city of Daraa.

Abo Kasem told CPJ that he was with al-Musalama on the day he died. He said that al-Musalama filmed the clashes using his digital camera until the camera's memory card became full, at which point he left to upload the footage on the Internet. He was headed back to resume filming when a shell exploded in front of him and he was hit by shrapnel, according to Abo Kasem.

Abo Kasem shared a video with CPJ that purportedly showed Al-Musalama being evacuated by a stretcher after being hit.

Abo Kasem told CPJ that al-Musalama was a journalism student prior to the Syrian revolution and left his studies to cover protests in Daraa. A friend of al-Musalama, who is a member of a local media group in Daraa, confirmed Abo Kasem's statements and said that al-Musalama had also co-founded a revolutionary magazine in Daraa called Mehd Al-Thawra (Cradle of the Revolution).

Medium:Internet
Job:Camera Operator, Editor, Internet Reporter
Beats Covered:Human Rights, War
Gender:Male
Local or Foreign:Local
Freelance:Yes
Type of Death:Crossfire/Combat-Related
Suspected Source of Fire:Unknown Fire

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