Molhem Barakat

Molhem Barakat (8 March 1995 in Aleppo – 20 December 2013 in Aleppo)^[1] was a Syrian photojournalist who covered the Syrian Civil War for Reuters. He was killed in 2013 during the Battle of Aleppo.

Career

Barakat began working as a photojournalist for the Reuters news agency in May 2013.^[2]^[3]^[4] His age in December of that year is quoted as 17 or 18, possibly making him a minor at the time.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

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.^[7]^[8]^[9] Reuters was widely criticized for sending an "inexperienced teenager" into a war zone.^[4]^[10] A photograph of Barakat's bloodstained camera was distributed by the Aleppo Media Center.^[5]^[6]^[10]

References

^ "Molhem Barakat". The Baron. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b Alexander, Harriet (23 December 2013). "Teenage photographer killed in Syria". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b Best, Jessica (22 December 2013). "Haunting pictures by teenage photographer killed covering Syrian civil war in Aleppo". The Daily Mirror. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Reuters Scrutinized After Death Of Teenage Photographer In Syria". The Huffington Post. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Syria mosque shelling kills cleric; Aleppo rebels advance". The Japan Times. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Teen photographer killed while covering civil war in Syria". New York Daily News. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
^ Jacobs, Harrison (8 January 2014). "11 Intense Syria Photos From The 18-Year-Old Photojournalist Who Died In Action". Business Insider. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
^ "The Syrian conflict through the eyes of a slain photographer". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
^ Dearden, Lizzie (23 December 2013). "Teenage photographer Molhem Barakat killed covering Syrian civil war for Reuters". The Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b Kenner, David (7 January 2014). "The Controversial Death of a Teenage Stringer". Foreign Policy Magazine. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

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[1] "Molhem Barakat". The Baron. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

[telegraph-2] Alexander, Harriet (23 December 2013). "Teenage photographer killed in Syria". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

[mirror-3] Best, Jessica (22 December 2013). "Haunting pictures by teenage photographer killed covering Syrian civil war in Aleppo". The Daily Mirror. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

[huffpo-4] "Reuters Scrutinized After Death Of Teenage Photographer In Syria". The Huffington Post. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

[japantimes-5] "Syria mosque shelling kills cleric; Aleppo rebels advance". The Japan Times. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

[nydailynews-6] "Teen photographer killed while covering civil war in Syria". New York Daily News. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

[Jacobs-7] Jacobs, Harrison (8 January 2014). "11 Intense Syria Photos From The 18-Year-Old Photojournalist Who Died In Action". Business Insider. Retrieved 9 January 2014.

[8] "The Syrian conflict through the eyes of a slain photographer". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

[9] Dearden, Lizzie (23 December 2013). "Teenage photographer Molhem Barakat killed covering Syrian civil war for Reuters". The Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

[foreignpolicy-10] Kenner, David (7 January 2014). "The Controversial Death of a Teenage Stringer". Foreign Policy Magazine. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

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