Syrian News Channel ( ar, الإخبارية السورية), also known as alikhbaria Syria or Al-Ikhbariyah Syria, is a state-run

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based in

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

, launched in December 15, 2010. The channel is headed by Imad Sara.

Syrian News Channel during the Syrian crisis

On June 12, 2012, a car of the Syrian News Channel became the target of an armed attack by a group of gunmen in the town of

Al-Haffa Al-Haffah ( ar, ٱلْحَفَّة, al-Ḥaffah) is a town in northwestern Syria administratively belonging to the Latakia Governorate, located east of Latakia. It is the centre of al-Haffah District, one of the four districts (''mantiqah'') of t ...

near the city of

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. Syrian News Channel correspondent ''Mazen Mohammad'' was hit in his hand while cameraman ''Fadi Yakoub'' was hit in his chest. Both journalists were immediately admitted to the National Hospital in

Latakia , coordinates = , elevation_footnotes = , elevation_m = 11 , elevation_ft = , postal_code_type = , postal_code = , area_code = Country code: 963 City code: 41 , geocode ...

. According to journalist ''Mazen Mohammad'', an armed group opened fire towards their car while trying to cover the events in

near the National Hospital. In the early morning of 27 June 2012, a group of gunmen attacked the main building of the Syrian News Channel in Damascus countryside. Three staff members of the Syrian News Channel and four security guards were killed during the attack on the headquarters of the TV station. The three killed staff members are, ''Zaid Kahel'', ''Mohammad Shamma'' and ''Sami Abu Amin''. The official

Syrian Arab News Agency The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) ( ar, الوكالة العربية السورية للأنباء (سانا), ) is a Syrian state-controlled news agency, linked to the country's ministry of information. It was established in June 1965. We ...

(SANA) announced that the assailants had also ransacked the offices of the TV station during the attack that was carried out at the early hours of the day. The assailants stormed the offices of Syrian News Channel, planted explosives in the studios and blew them up along with the equipment. Five buildings in the complex were destroyed in the attack. The attacks have been attributed to

al Nusra Al-Nusra Front or Jabhat al-Nusra ( ar, جبهة النصرة لأهل الشام, Jabhat an-Nuṣrah li-Ahl ish-Sham lit. ''Front of the Supporters of the People of Syria/the Levant''), known as Jabhat Fatah al-Sham ( ar, جبهة فتح ال ...

, an al-Qaeda affiliated extremist group. An armed group kidnapped on August 10, 2012, four team members of the Syrian News Channel in al-Tall area of Damascus Countryside. The crew members are, Journalist ''Yara Saleh'', Cameraman ''Abdullah Tabreh'', Cameraman Assistant ''Hatem Abu Yehya'' and the driver ''Hussam Imad''. However, the armed forces freed the team seven days later. Three colleagues were released except of ''Hatem Abu Yehya'' who was killed by the armed groups. On September 5, 2012, Syrian Television Channels broadcast were broken off on

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and

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, including Syrian News Channel. On September 27, 2012, the Syrian News Channel was hijacked for about 90 seconds by unknown sides. ''Mohammed al-Ashram'', cameraman for Syrian News Channel was shot dead in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor on October 10, 2012. President

Bashar al-Assad Bashar Hafez al-Assad, ', Levantine pronunciation: ; (, born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician who is the 19th president of Syria, since 17 July 2000. In addition, he is the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and the ...

gave an interview on April 17, 2013, to Syrian News Channel. On 27 May 2013, ''Yara Abbas'', a prominent female Syrian war reporter for the Syrian News Channel, was killed by rebels near the military air base of al-Dabaa in the central province of Homs. The cameraman ''Osama Dayoub'' and driver ''Badr Awad'' were injured in the attack.

Headquarters

A large studio in

Drousha Drousha ( ar, دروشه) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate Rif Dimashq Governorate ( ar, محافظة ريف دمشق, ', literally, the "Governorate of the Countryside of Damascus", Damascus Suburb) is ...

and a smaller studio, which can be hooked up to the headquarters for down-the-line interviews, is located in Gomarek Square in Damascus to accommodate live guests.

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Syrian News Channel live stream
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Syrian News Channel during the Syrian crisis

Headquarters

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