Molhem Barakat (8 March 1995 in Aleppo – 20 December 2013 in Aleppo) was a Syrian photojournalist who covered the Syrian Civil War for

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. He was killed in 2013 during the

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Career

Barakat began working as a photojournalist for the

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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

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.

References

1995 births 2013 deaths War correspondents of the Syrian civil war Photojournalists Syrian reporters and correspondents War photographers killed while covering the Syrian civil war {{Syria-journalist-stub