According to his family members, Mahran was killed while taking cover from regime fire as his car hit the vehicle of rebel fighters when he turned off his headlights to avoid being targeted. This is the same area where three other journalists from the Orient Network were targeted and killed three days ago.
Mostefa Souag, Al Jazeera’s acting director general, said: “Our martyred colleague Mahran Al Deeri has worked with Aljazeera.net for over a year and was known for his courage, bravery and professional coverage of the Syrian revolution in the area of Daraa and its suburbs.
“Targeting journalists will not deter us from reporting the truth which we have been committed to for over 18 years. Throughout our years of coverage, we have lost many colleagues on this mission but our brave journalists are committed to this, despite the constant dangers and challenges.
Mahran was from Al Sheikh Maskin in Daraa, where he was born in 1983 and excelled in studies. He studied media in Damascus University and graduated in 2008, when he worked for SANA, the government news agency. He was married and had two children.
Credit: AL JAZEERA MEDIA NETWORK
No comments:
Post a Comment