Journalists Killed in 2013 - Motive Confirmed: Yasser Faisal al-Jumaili
| Publisher | Committee to Protect Journalists |
| Publication Date | 1 March 2014 |
| Cite as | Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalists Killed in 2013 - Motive Confirmed: Yasser Faisal al-Jumaili, 1 March 2014, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/5333e8fd3b0.html [accessed 5 June 2023] |
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Freelance
December 4, 2013, in Idlib, Syria
Al-Jumaili, a veteran freelance cameraman, was executed in Idlib, according to human rights groups and news reports.
A fixer who worked with the journalist but did not want to be identified for security reasons told CPJ that they were contracted by a Spanish production company, which also did not want to be identified for fear of reprisal.
Al-Jazeera reported that in his last known conversation, al-Jumaili told one of its journalists who contacted him over Facebook regarding an assignment in Iraq that he had been kidnapped by Al-Qaeda affiliate Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS). Two days later, he was shot in the head, the network reported.
Al-Jumaili was originally from Fallujah, an Iraqi city that gained notoriety during the U.S. occupation as a hotbed of radical Islamist activity. He was known for covering military operations there.
| Medium: | Television |
| Job: | Camera Operator |
| Beats Covered: | Politics, War |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Foreign |
| Type of Death: | Murder |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Political Group |
| Impunity: | Yes |
| Taken Captive: | Yes |
| Threatened: | No |
